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A federal judge should give final approval to CVS Health and Aetna to close their $69 billion deal, urged five states where the companies have substantial operations, according to Bloomberg Law.  

Walmart is recommending its employees use one of 800 imaging centers found to provide more accurate diagnoses, according to Kaiser Health News.

HCSC Ventures, the wholly owned investment firm of Blues parent Health Care Service Corp., led a $42 million funding round for Solera Health, a social determinants of health startup.

Here are seven recent articles posted by Becker's Hospital Review that concern payer-provider relationships:

Oscar Health improved its underwriting profits in the first quarter of 2019 as the health insurer startup eyes further expansion, according to Forbes contributor Bruce Japsen.

Chicago-based Loretto Hospital is consolidating its intensive care unit and laying off an undisclosed number of employees as insurance reimbursement lags, the hospital's CEO told NPR affiliate WBEZ.

Cancer patients with short-term health plans will likely face high out-of-pocket costs and coverage denials, the American Cancer Society said in a May 13 report.

In a first for the nation, Maryland will allow its residents to sign up for health insurance when they file their taxes in 2020, according to American University Radio station WAMU 88.5.

CVS Health and Aetna must testify during a hearing next month, a federal judge ordered May 13.

Georgia's insurance commissioner issued an order May 10 that requires Anthem to testify at a hearing over its dispute with Marietta, Ga.-based WellStar Health System.