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America's largest cable company, Comcast, is bypassing health insurers to tackle its medical costs directly — and has kept its healthcare costs nearly flat while other large employers watch their costs rise an average 3 percent each year, according to…

Illinois Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a bill Aug. 27, requiring health insurance companies in the state to cover egg, sperm and embryo preservation for patients with cancer and other diseases, according to Chicago Tribune.

Fifty-seven percent of Americans say they've received a surprise medical bill they thought would be covered by insurance, according to a recent survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Anesthesia Medical Group, which comprises about 120 physicians and 400 anesthesiologists, reached an agreement with BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, AMG told Becker's Hospital Review in an Aug. 29 news release.

Highmark and Allegheny Health Network, both in Pittsburgh, launched a pilot program under which Highmark will reimburse ambulance companies for some calls where patients are not taken to a hospital, according to Trib Live.

WellCare Health Plans, a contractor that administers Missouri Medicaid plans, accidentally exposed the personal health information of 19,570 children in a mailing error, The Kansas City Star reports.

San Antonio-based Baptist Health System, a part of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, will lead care delivery for a health plan operated by Mutual of Omaha and Lumeris in San Antonio.

The number of uninsured Americans in the first three months of 2018 was 28.3 million, or 8.8 percent of the population, according to new data released by the CDC.

The new Arizona law HB2322 goes a long way in speeding up the provider approval process, in order to reap the benefits of the new 60-business-day deadline, the process must start with a complete and accurate application.

UnitedHealth Group's stock hit a 52-week high of $269.25 on Aug. 29.