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An appeals court upheld the Trump administration's expansion of short-term health plans in a 2-1 decision July 17. 

Molina Healthcare entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Passport Health Plan's Medicaid and dual eligible special needs plan assets.

Spartanburg (S.C.) Regional Healthcare System is no longer considered an in-network provider for Cigna's commercial health plan members. 

UnitedHealth Group's health services subsidiary Optum saw large revenue and profit gains in the second quarter of fiscal year 2020.

Parkland Community Health Plan, a publicly funded insurer serving the Dallas area, plans to hire about 100 new employees by the end of this year amid increased need for its services, according to a company announcement provided to Becker's.

Seattle-based UW Medicine and Cigna inked a new agreement ahead of an Aug. 1 termination deadline.

SCAN Health Plan, a nonprofit Medicare Advantage insurer in California, recognized 10 medical groups as being among the "top-performing" in its network.

The Illinois Department of Insurance fined health insurers more than $2 million for violating mental health parity laws.

In 2018, there were 590 private equity (PE) deals in the US healthcare industry collectively worth more than $88 billion.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts will pilot a new payment model for primary care practices next year.