America's Health Insurance Plans, one of the nation's two leading industry trade groups, publicly outlined what insurers need from the government if the GOP repeals and replaces the ACA, reports The New York Times.
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The U.S. Department of Justice began its antitrust challenge to Aetna's proposed $37 billion takeover of Humana Dec. 5, arguing the deal would limit competition between the insurers' Medicare Advantage and ACA public exchange plans, Louisville Business First reports.
A U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge declined the Justice Department's request to stay Portland, Ore.-based Moda Health Plan's lawsuit that seeks more than $208 million in risk corridor payments under the ACA, The National Law Journal reports.
Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna launched a service to help policyholders reduce their health expenses through reward programs as well as choose benefits and a team of physicians.
Mountain View, Calif.-based GetInsured — a health plan e-commerce site — purchased Seattle-based Array Health, a group health insurance startup.
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More than half a million Floridians signed up for 2017 health plans through HealthCare.gov as of Nov. 30, representing about one quarter of the 2.1 million total enrollees to date, reports Miami Herald.
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Tenet Healthcare in Dallas and Centene reached a three-year agreement to continue providing Centene policyholders access to Tenet facilities at reduced, in-network rates.
The following payers made headlines this past week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas will drop Arlington-based Texas Health Resources from its network Jan. 1, unless the two organizations reach a new contract by the end of the year, according to The Dallas Morning News.