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Florida Blue, part of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, will drop coverage of OxyContin, a brand name prescription opioid, Jan. 1, 2018, according to the Miami Herald.

Louisville, Ky.-based Humana will lay off 1,300 employees in early 2018, according to the Courier Journal.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies witnessed significant financial improvement in the first half of this year, according to Fitch Ratings.

CVS Health and Aetna aim to finalize their proposed merger as soon as December, sources familiar with the deal told Reuters.

Some insurance companies in California are bringing in billions of state Medicaid dollars, according to Kaiser Health News.

Gail K. Boudreaux has been named president and CEO of Indianapolis-based Anthem and appointed to the company's board of directors, effective Nov. 20. She is replacing Joseph Swedish, who will stay on as executive chairman of the board until May…

Americans who are eligible for premium subsidies have a greater chance of finding affordable ACA health coverage in 2018, according to an eHealth analysis.

Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth and Portland, Ore.-based Kaiser Permanente Northwest collaborated on healthcare delivery and coverage in Lane County, Ore.

The House voted 242-174 Friday to reauthorize funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program through 2022, after letting it expire in September.

Negotiations between Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital and UnitedHealthcare are stalling, the hospital told the Herald-Tribune Thursday.