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Last month, New York-based insurer Oscar Health sent a letter that notified brokers of adjusted commission rates beginning in February, according to Crain's New York Business.

The following insurers made headlines in the past two weeks. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.

After Montana became the 30th state to expand Medicaid in November, it has seen a surge in the number of enrollees signing up, according to KTVQ.com.

The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission's evaluation of three proposed mergers between health insurers — Aetna-Humana, Anthem-Cigna and Centene-Health Net — has left many considering the deals' potential implications.

UnitedHealth Group CEO Stephen Hemsley defended the health insurer's possible exit from the Affordable Care Act exchanges in 2017 at an investor meeting in New York on Tuesday, according to a Bloomberg report.

The New Jersey Insurance Commissioner on Monday denied the requests filed by hospital systems to prevent Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey to sell its OMNIA health plans, saying taking such action would "immediately trigger chaos" in the…

Less than two weeks after UnitedHealth Group, one of the nation's largest payers, announced it would likely depart from selling health plans on the federal exchange, it released estimates for revenue next year.

According to the HHS Fiscal Year 2015 Agency Financial Report, improper home health claims rose due to new documentation requirements to support the necessity of services administered.

Due to a contract dispute, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee may separate from Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center, which would leave many Medicare Advantage enrollees without coverage after this year, according to Nashville Public Radio.

BIOCLAIM is receiving finalist recognition in two different categories in this year's Fierce Innovation Awards.