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Anthem, Centene, Cigna, Humana, UnitedHealth Group and WellCare Health Plans all reported higher profits in the third quarter of fiscal year 2019. At the same time, Molina Healthcare saw profits decline, while Aetna boosted CVS Health's performance.

UnitedHealth Group appointed a new member to its C-level leadership team, according to the Minneapolis/St.Paul Business Journal.

Nearly half of employers see curbing healthcare benefit spending as a top priority for 2020; however, only 10 percent ranked managing employees' share of healthcare costs the same way, according to a survey published by telemedicine provider First Stop Health.

Humana saw its revenues and profits increase in the third quarter of fiscal year 2019 thanks in part to continued growth in its Medicare Advantage business.

Florida Blue will be offering its more than 1 million ACA exchange plan members transportation to their physician visits through a new partnership with Lyft.

While star ratings may help ACA exchange health plans identify areas of improvement, it's unclear how much weight consumers will give to the ratings, according to Kaiser Health News.

Pennsylvania insurance regulators fined UnitedHealthcare after an investigation found the health insurer violated mental health parity laws.

UnitedHealth Group plans to extend its housing program for homeless Medicaid recipients, according to Bloomberg Businessweek.

Though healthcare organizations often divide themselves between the "dark" and "bright" sides, with payers and providers swapping sides depending on who's doing the labeling, both groups are actually on the same side.

Indiana temporarily suspended its Medicaid work requirements amid ongoing legal challenges at the federal level.