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A joint investigation by NPR and ProPublica examines how the health insurance industry aggregates and utilizes individuals' "lifestyle" data to inform how much they should be charged for health insurance.

TriHealth, a five-hospital system in Cincinnati, and St. Elizabeth Healthcare, a six-hospital system in Covington, Ky., will collaborate with Mutual of Omaha and Lumeris on a value-based Medicare Advantage product.

The Medical Association of Georgia and the American College of Emergency Physicians sued Anthem for denying payment for some emergency department services, according to a Bloomberg report.

Walmart tapped Humana's former vice president of innovation Sean Slovenski to run its healthcare and wellness unit, according to an internal memo obtained by Bloomberg.

UnitedHealth Group recorded a 28 percent increase in net income during the second quarter of fiscal year 2018 as its Medicare Advantage membership grew and all its Optum units saw double-digit gains.

The House Ways and Means Committee last week approved 11 bills related to expanding health savings accounts, largely along party lines.

America's Health Insurance Plans added four health insurers to its ranks, the health insurance industry's largest trade organization said July 16.

U.S. antitrust regulators might not attempt to block CVS Health's proposed $68 billion takeover of Aetna, according to Bloomberg, which cites a report by Reorg Research.

Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center, a part of Hackensack Meridian Health in Edison, N.J., will offer bundled payments for UnitedHealthcare members receiving knee, hip and spine procedures at the hospital, according to NJ Biz.

Patients face higher costs and increasingly narrow healthcare networks in ACA exchange markets, a new study reveals.