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Alabama had the least competitive commercial health insurance market in 2018, according to a study published by the American Medical Association.

In 2018, 75 percent of commercial health insurance markets were highly concentrated, according to a study published by the American Medical Association.

Centene Corp. and WellCare Health Plans received approval from 17 states to combine operations, the health insurers said Sept. 19.

Health insurance for union workers striking against General Motors abruptly ended the week of Sept. 16, according to local news station ABC News.

One of Humana's longtime CEOs and co-founder David Jones died Sept. 18 at age 88, according to the Louisville Courier Journal.

Cigna extended its individual healthcare exchange products for the 2020 plan year, the insurer said Sept. 18.

Oscar Health has tapped former Uber executive Meghan Joyce to serve as its COO, according to CNBC.

UnitedHealth Group faces a lawsuit that accuses the health insurer of illegally denying mental health and addiction benefits to maximize profits.

Stanford (Calif.) Health Care and its Lucile Packard Children's Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif., are no longer in network for Anthem members after negotiations to renew their contract failed.

Amazon-owned Whole Foods will cut medical benefits for almost 2,000 part-time employees to "better meet the needs of our business," the company told Business Insider.