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Moody's Investors Service has affirmed the "Baa3" rating on New England-based Harvard Pilgrim Health Care's bonds, affecting approximately $49 million of series 1998A fixed-rate bonds to be issued through the Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority.

Aetna Chairman and CEO Mark Bertolini believes his company's $37 billion deal to acquire health insurer Humana will pass antitrust review, allowing the transaction to close in the second half of 2016, according to Reuters.

Insurance premiums have become a new battleground in the fight against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with opponents pointing to surging premiums as a signal the Obama administration's signature healthcare reform is failing, and supporters defending that the…

Hartford, Conn.-based health insurer Aetna has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Louisville, Ky.-based Humana in a deal valued at $37 billion.

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

St. Louis-based health insurer Centene has agreed to buy Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Health Net in a deal valued at $6.3 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Indianapolis-based Anthem plans to layoff 57 workers from its operations in Louisville, Ky., according to a Louisville Business First report.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska has signed two agreements with UniNet Healthcare Network, the contracting entity for Denver-based CHI Health, that bring CHI back into BCBS' provider network, NEtwork BLUE.

Humana is said to be in hot pursuit of a sale following Thursday's Supreme Court decision in the King v. Burwell case to uphold subsidies on federal exchanges, according to The New York Times.

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