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Cigna, Horizon Blue, Humana and Tufts Health Plan each received a gold medal from research firm Corporate Insight for online user experience.

Optum, the rapidly growing health services unit of UnitedHealth Group, filed a lawsuit seeking to protect its trade secrets from a healthcare venture launched by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase, according to STAT.

Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health eliminated 40 positions in its IT division, according to a Trib Live report.

UnitedHealthcare, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee and Amerigroup Tennessee adopted a new tool to help improve erroneous provider directories.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio revealed he is recruiting city workers to help New Yorkers enroll in health insurance.

A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation aimed at postponing the ACA's health insurance tax another two years.

The uninsured rate among adults in America sat at 13.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to the Gallup National Health and Well-Being Index.

Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health and Humana said Jan. 22 they reached a new agreement, which is currently in effect.

Twenty-five percent of Medicare Advantage members said their plan offers a digital tool to help predict prescription drug costs, according to a survey from healthcare analytics company HealthMine.

Premera Blue Cross plans to outsource part of its call center to a healthcare firm in Virginia, according to The Seattle Times.