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CMS greenlighted Alaska's section 1332 state innovation wavier application to expand its reinsurance program for individuals with high-cost conditions.

New York City-based Oscar Health and Louisville, Ky.-based Humana will offer small employer health plans in Nashville, Tenn., through a strategic partnership.

The number of insurers applying to offer coverage on federal exchanges fell 38 percent this year, according to CMS.

Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna acquired Dubai-based general insurance company Zurich Insurance Middle East in June.

OptumRx, the pharmacy benefit management subsidiary of Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group, won a bid to manage New Jersey's roughly $2 billion drug benefit program for state employees.

The Kaiser Family Foundation analyzed recently released first-quarter financial data for insurers selling in the individual market under the ACA.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana launched a tool that allows customers to compare costs of medical procedures in more than 300 categories.

Two plaintiffs are accusing Blue Shield of California of improperly denying mental health and drug treatment claims for their children's care, according to a California Healthline report.

Two-day conference will bring together senior leaders from across healthcare to explore the provider-payer convergence trends, strategies and technologies transforming healthcare.

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey received a court order allowing the insurer to keep the details of a $15.5 million contract violation penalty confidential, according to NJ.com.