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The uninsured rate among children increased between 2016 and 2017, representing 276,000 more uninsured children across the U.S. and the first observed increase in uninsured children since 2008, according to a recent report by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families.

After receiving final regulatory approval, Cigna closed its $67 billion acquisition of pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts Dec. 20.

Cleveland Clinic Florida in Weston and Cincinnati-based TriHealth are among the first hospitals to join Humana's national value-based Hospital Incentive Program, which reimburses hospitals based on quality improvement and performance metrics.

Here are the five most-read stories involving health insurers published by Becker's Hospital Review in 2018:

Signups through the ACA health insurance exchanges declined year over year during the 2019 open-enrollment period, CMS revealed on Dec. 19.

Hospitals received at least $5.7 million in inappropriate Medicare reimbursement for intensity-modulated radiation therapy services, according to a new report from HHS' Office of Inspector General.

Health insurance startup Oscar Health said 91 percent of members' issues in 2018 were resolved with one appointment when members used its Doctor on Call app.

A federal judge asked CVS Health and Aetna to ensure some of their operations remained distinct while he continues a review of the companies' merger, according to The New York Times.

Texas has about 4.7 million uninsured people younger than 65, making it the state with the highest uninsured population, according to new Urban Institute research.

DaVita Medical Group has agreed to sell to UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiary for roughly $560 million less than the previous $4.9 billion acquisition price, the Star Tribune reports.