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A judge tasked with signing off on a government settlement allowing CVS Health to acquire Aetna ordered a hearing on the matter, according to Reuters.

Here are three updates on executive compensation for health insurers Centene, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Humana:

Michael Neidorff, the CEO of Centene Corp., made 396 times what an average employee at the health insurer made in fiscal year 2018, according to a recent proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association asked a court to deny UPMC's request to join a lawsuit that argues 36 BCBS insurers unlawfully conspired to divide markets and avoid competition with one another, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Twelve health insurers received letters from House Democrats requesting information about their short-term health plans, according to Bloomberg.

Minnesota senators advanced a bill that proposes to maintain subsidies for health insurers for three years, according to the Duluth News Tribune.

Humana agreed to pay $500,000 to settle a lawsuit that accused the health insurer of pregnancy discrimination, according to Business Insurance.

Humana launched a bundled payment program for Medicare Advantage patients undergoing spinal fusion surgery.

Oregon health insurers saw varying results in fiscal year 2018, with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest and Moda Health Plan recording multimillion-dollar losses, according to The Lund Report.

Cambia Health Solutions, the parent company of four Blue Cross Blue Shield plans, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, are joining forces, the health insurers said March 12.