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Anthem will sell individual health plans in some Ohio counties after the health insurer exited several ACA exchanges last year, according to the Dayton Daily News.

Aetna inked an agreement to sell its Medicare Part D drug business to WellCare Health Plans for an undisclosed sum, according to CNBC.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan will pay more than 520,000 policyholders for shopping around for cheaper care, the health insurer said Sept. 18.

The healthcare industry is inundated with data, but patients aren't all that comfortable with health insurers using their personal information to determine policies, according to a recent survey.

It took Katie Carow as long to ask her health insurer whether an upcoming procedure was authorized as it did for her to run 50 minutes' worth of errands.

Many patients find themselves with unexpected medical expenses after health plans deny reimbursement for emergency department services, according to Ed Gaines, JD, chief compliance officer in the emergency medicine division at Zotec Partners.

WellCare Health Plans appointed Bobby Jindal, the former Republican governor of Louisiana, to its board of directors Sept. 24.

This year, Fortune named two health insurance executives from Anthem and Aetna to its Most Powerful Women list.

UnitedHealthcare sent letters to more than 250 hospitals Sept. 21 warning them it may drop Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Healthcare from its network starting next year, according to CNBC.

A contract dispute between Austin (Texas) Regional Clinic and UnitedHealthcare will leave about 5,000 patients with UnitedHealthcare AARP Medicare Advantage plans searching for new physicians or new insurance plans next year.