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After Aetna's $37 billion purchase of Humana, executives said they plan to maintain or even increase employment in Louisville, Ky., according to a report in The Courier-Journal.

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.