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Long Beach (Calif.) Memorial Medical Center and Cerritos, Calif.-based CareMore Health Plan are teaming up to allow CareMore members access to the medical center's inpatient and outpatient services at in-network rates, according to the Orange County Breeze.

Almost 85 percent of Missouri counties are projected to have a single insurer — Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield — selling individual health plans on the state's Affordable Care Act exchange for 2017.

Helena-based Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana will move its headquarters to the east side of Helena, KXLH reports.

Some employers across the U.S. are broadening their list of benefit options to meet the changing demands of younger employees and to make up for health insurance that costs more than ever before.

Consumers reported difficulty deciding on a health plan this open enrollment period due to concerns about rising costs and confusion regarding health benefits, according to a recent survey by Copatient.

Alabama's only insurer to sell individual plans on the state's Affordable Care Act exchange will increase premium rates by an average 36 percent next year, The Huntsville Times reports.

Two weeks before open enrollment begins, CMS' Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt discussed his expectations and predicted challenges leading up to the Nov. 1 start date on Politico's Pulse Check.

Health insurer Cigna will offer individual policies on and off the Affordable Care Act marketplace in the Raleigh, N.C., area for coverage starting Jan. 1.

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

Federal officials predict monthly enrollment in the Affordable Care Act marketplace will increase in 2017, even with rising premiums and major insurers exiting the marketplace, reports The New York Times.