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Analysts and experts predict ACA insurers will likely see a relatively profitable 2018, in contrast to previous expectations, according to The Hill.

A Cigna unit laid off 60 employees after exiting two Illinois Medicaid managed care programs this year, a Cigna spokesperson told Becker's Hospital Review.

Kenosha, Wis.-based Froedtert South signed an in-network agreement with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, according to a BizTimes report.

As of Jan. 7, Centene Corp. recorded 1.4 million sign-ups for its health plans during the most recent ACA open enrollment period, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Despite Congress approving $2.85 billion in short-term funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program last month, CMS said some states may be out of program money by mid-January, Kaiser Health News reports.

Michigan Association of Health Plans will pilot a data-sharing initiative among some of the state's Medicaid managed care organizations.

Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Children's Health System joined Medicaid managed care plan AmeriHealth Caritas' provider network, the Philadelphia Business Journal reports.

Employees across five Montana hospitals filed a federal complaint alleging they were overcharged for health insurance benefits, the Great Falls Tribune reports.

CVS Health and Aetna were talking with other potential parties amid early discussions of their $69 billion deal, inked Dec. 3,  Bloomberg reports.

Centennial, Colo.-based Centura Health may no longer be part of Cigna's provider network if negotiations between the two parties falter, 9News reports.