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A U.S. Department of Justice lawyer questioned Aetna and Humana's plan to divest $117 in Medicare Advantage assets to Molina Healthcare to address the department's antitrust concerns over Aetna's proposed $37 billion acquisition of Humana, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey told Boston Business Journal she was dedicated to protecting the Commonwealth's health insurance marketplace in the face of GOP intent to repeal the ACA.

Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna partnered with the National Center for Complex Health and Social Needs to expand the use of cross-sector data among healthcare providers to enhance health outcomes for individuals with complex health and social needs.

The health insurance technology industry is gearing up for a year of increased consumer awareness and use of digital shopping platforms, as well as possible restructuring of the health insurance marketplace under ACA reform.

The following health insurers made headlines this week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.

Tens of millions of Americans are at risk of losing access to mental healthcare services if Republican lawmakers follow through on their vow to repeal the ACA, according to Politico.

Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare hopes to increase health plan rates up to 11 percent for some small group policyholders next year, Phoenix Business Journal reports.

Louisville, Ky.-based Humana and Centennial, Colo.-based FullWell — an organization offering population health management resources — inked a value-based agreement financially rewarding physicians for quality care.

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson could decide the fate of Anthem's proposed $54 billion acquisition of Cigna next week, as the first phase of the government's challenge to the deal ended Dec. 2, reports WBAA.

Columbus-based The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center will provide in-network care to all Indianapolis-based Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicare Advantage members in Ohio.