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A judge struck down policies backed by the Trump administration that required Medicaid beneficiaries to work in Kentucky and Arkansas to maintain benefits, according to NPR.

Virginia became the first state in the nation to require insurers to count drugmaker copay coupons toward deductibles and catastrophic coverage, according to Inside Health Policy.

UnitedHealthcare, the health insurance arm of UnitedHealth Group, spent more than $400 million on affordable housing investments, the company said March 26.

Centene Corp. will acquire WellCare Health Plans in a cash and stock transaction valued at $17.3 billion, the health insurers said March 27.

St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare became a part of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Missouri's Medicare Advantage provider network March 25.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas agreed to pay a $75,000 settlement after a deaf job applicant accused the health insurer of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to the Dallas Morning News.

"Medicare for All" proposals to replace private health plans with a government insurance option would overhaul how the current healthcare system functions, according to The New York Times.

The three largest private health insurers held 80 percent or more of the employer market in 2015-16, according to a Government Accountability Office analysis.

Mario Schlosser, CEO of Oscar, spoke to Slate about launching a startup in a highly regulated industry like health insurance.

Here, five executives from Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Aetna, Texas Health Aetna, First Choice Health and NeuGen discuss overcoming challenges related to analytics, cost, member acquisition and provider relations: