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Indianapolis-based Anthem is expanding its market share in Connecticut as employers shop around for lower-priced plans, The Hartford Business Journal reports.

Oklahoma lawmakers proposed legislation that would give insurers more flexibility with coverage requirements, reports Oklahoma Watch.

Three judges heard appellate arguments from Anthem on March 24, as the insurer pled its case against a district court's ruling blocking its merger with Cigna, Bloomberg BNA reports.

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare warned patients with commercial or Medicare plans through Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare and its subsidiary Oxford Health Plans may no longer be able to access all of its hospitals, facilities and physicians at in-network rates should the parties'…

Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna's Dallas office hired Matt Horn as sales vice president for national accounts and Kibuchi Banfield as sales executive for national accounts, D CEO Healthcare reports.

The Justice Department's investigation into four insurers that allegedly participated in Medicare fraud struck a chord with Becker's Hospital Review readers this week.

Fitch Ratings affirmed the "A-" rating on Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group's senior unsecured notes.

Grand Junction, Colo.-based Community Hospital and Salt Lake City-based University of Utah rolled out a health plan Tuesday, The Daily Sentinel reports.

Indianapolis-based Anthem and Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna will appeal a judge's decision to block their merger in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on March 24.

Although the Justice Department has said a merger between Indianapolis-based Anthem and Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna would impede Cigna's innovative physician contracts, Anthem argues it has more value-based agreements, The Hartford Courant reports.