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UnitedHealth Group is expanding its supplemental health plan business with its recent acquisition of a Texas-based company, according to the Star Tribune.

Aetna reversed its coverage policy for a one-time treatment of spinal muscular atrophy weeks after UnitedHealthcare made a similar move, according to Business Insider.

Achieving successful payer-provider relationships is increasingly important for hospitals and health systems as they negotiate value-based care contracts.

Humana filed a lawsuit against St. Jude Medical, a subsidiary of Abbott, in an effort to recoup payments it made for the devicemaker's recalled cardiac rhythm management devices, according to Mass Device.

States won't be granted funding to partially expand their Medicaid programs under the ACA as the law's constitutionality remains in question, according to The Washington Post. 

Eric Feldstein, CFO of Health Care Service Corp., is resigning from his position days after the health insurer's CEO stepped down.

Minnesota hospitals are questioning Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota's competence as the insurer imposes new limits on care, according to the Star Tribune.

North Carolina hospitals should sign a contract with the state's health plan, state employees urged in a personalized public relations campaign, according to the Winston-Salem Journal.

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The CEO of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System criticized UnitedHealthcare's profits amid tense contract negotiations between the two organizations, according to local news station WBRC.