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The Trump administration has been sending enrollees emails promoting the benefits of Medicare Advantage ahead of the Medicare enrollment deadline on Dec. 7, The New York Times reports.

After years of seeing  employee deductibles rise, employers are looking for novel ways  to cut the cost of health insurance, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Phoenix Children's Hospital and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona agreed to extend their current contract through Dec. 15 as they negotiate a new agreement, according to KTAR News.

CMS intends to give states flexibility to reroute funding of ACA premium subsidies to coverage outside the health law's exchanges, according to Bloomberg.

Insurance models that offer members financial incentives for meeting fitness goals are proving successful at encouraging sustained levels of physical activity, according to a new report from health and wellness solutions provider Vitality.

Senior health clinics operated by Walgreens and Humana have been operating in Kansas City for three months, and Walgreens CEO Stefano Pessina said that he is open to expanding the project beyond a pilot if the partnership proves to be…

Humana plans to use  an accelerated stock repurchase agreement with Goldman Sachs to repurchase $750 million of its common stock.

Competition dropped in health insurance markets across half of states in 2017, leaving most markets highly concentrated, according to an American Medical Association study.

Commercial health insurance markets in 25 states became more concentrated from 2016-17, according to a study from the American Medical Association. 

CVS Health completed its $70 billion acquisition of Aetna Nov. 28, in a move the companies say will "make a complicated system simpler for all."