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West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health and Bloomington, Minn.-based HealthPartners plan to create a new insurance company that offers a new integrated option to consumers.

California regulators and consumer groups have accused Blue Shield of California of going back on its word to give $140 million to charitable organizations, according to the Los Angeles Times.

The closure of insurance co-op Health Republic of New York has hospitals and physicians concerned about the millions of dollars they're owed, according to Syracuse.com.

Although Kentucky Governor-elect Matt Bevin (R) wants to change the state's Medicaid expansion policy, outgoing Governor Steve Beshear (D) is defending the program, according to The Hill.

Though Alabama is a traditionally conservative state, Governor Robert Bentley said during a Nov. 12 legal conference that he is considering expanding the Medicaid program, according to The Kansas City Star.

Long Beach, Calif.-based Molina Healthcare has entered a definitive agreement to acquire assets of Vancouver, Wash.-based Columbia United Providers' Medicaid business.

The University of Virginia in Charlottesville has agreed to a new contract with health insurer Humana for its health facilities, according to a Culpeper Star-Exponent report.

Health Republic of New York, the failed nonprofit health insurance co-op, owes New York hospitals at least $142 million, according to Crain's New York Business.

The following insurers made headlines this week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.

The five major U.S. health insurers posted strong results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2015, with each reporting revenue growth for the period.