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In a 156-page opinion, U.S. District Judge John Bates ruled in favor of the Justice Department and blocked Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna's proposed $37 billion takeover of Louisville, Ky.-based Humana over antitrust concerns.

Leaders of Connecticut's health insurance exchange — Access Health CT — will consider requiring insurers offering health plans on the exchange to pay agents and brokers commission next year, according to CTMirror.

Much of the discussion on an ACA repeal has focused on the consequences for the 20 million Americans who gained coverage under the law's main provisions, such as Medicaid expansion, the health insurance marketplaces and changes to private insurance that…

Throughout open enrollment, many sources remind us to sign up for health and all the benefits and protections it brings — and for good reason.

Pennsylvania's Franklin County overpaid Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield by $96,000, according to a county controller audit.

On Monday, U.S. District Judge John Bates blocked Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna's proposed $37 billion takeover of Louisville, Ky.-based Humana.

The average individual health insurance premium for those ineligible for subsidies under the ACA was $393, a year-over-year increase of 22 percent, according to an eHealth report.

Minnesota House legislators passed a $300 million health insurance premium relief bill for residents who purchased individual health plans through the state's MNsure marketplace but are ineligible for government subsidies to offset premium hikes, KDUZ reports.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas will renovate two floors of a historic Dallas building to transform the area into a $2.5 million healthcare innovation lab, reports The Dallas Morning News.

More than 8.8 million individuals have signed up for health insurance through the federal exchange between Nov. 1 and Jan. 14, marking a slight increase from the 8.7 million signups recorded during the same period last year.