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HHS announced a record-breaking 23.6 million Americans have enrolled in health coverage for 2025 through the Affordable Care Act marketplace. 

North Dakota has become the first state to cover weight loss drugs under the ACA for diabetes and obesity.

Here are 10 updates on UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiaries that Becker's has reported since Dec. 13: 

A Massachusetts court has ordered three UnitedHealth-owned insurers to pay over $165 million for engaging in widespread deceptive practices that misled thousands of consumers into purchasing supplemental health insurance they didn't need. 

L.A. Care Health Plan is the largest dual enrollment managed care plan in the country, with 247,000 enrollees, according to KFF.

Aetna has filed a lawsuit against 20 major pharmaceutical companies, accusing them of engaging in a broad price-fixing conspiracy that artificially inflated the prices of certain generic drugs. 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina and UnitedHealth's Change Healthcare have agreed to pay $1.67 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing them of using automated technology to send voice messages to individuals without their consent.

A former chief human resources officer at Elevance Health, Troy Henagan, has filed a lawsuit against the company in a Georgia federal court, alleging age discrimination after his termination in June 2024.

Recent studies examined how Medicare Advantage beneficiaries use hospice care and dental benefits, as well as the reasons behind differences in diagnosis coding between traditional Medicare and MA enrollees.

UnitedHealth Group is the world's largest insurer by net premiums written for a 10th year in a row, according to AM Best's annual ranking published Jan. 2.