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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.

Washington's insurance commissioner ordered a Delaware-based healthcare-sharing ministry and its administrator to stop selling health insurance in the state.

Montana reauthorized its Medicaid program under new legislation that also adds work requirements to the program, according to The Lewiston Tribune.

The Mississippi Hospital Association proposed offering residents who make too much to qualify for Medicaid but not enough to receive subsidies on the ACA individual market a health plan similar to Medicaid for $20 a month, according to local NBC…

Although health insurance stocks are taking a hit from discussion surrounding "Medicare for All" policies, Aetna's ex-chairman and CEO Ronald Williams told CNBC investors are overreacting.

The Kaiser Foundation Health Plan was the highest-ranked health plan in five of the 22 regions included in consumer insight firm J.D. Power's annual member satisfaction survey, taking more top spots than any other insurer.

Ten New York state health insurers agreed to collectively pay more than half a million dollars in fines for improperly allowing some employers to claim exemption from providing contraceptive coverage.