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As Louisiana lawmakers struggle to find funding, nonprofit hospitals and health clinics have volunteered to finance the costs of enrolling state residents in Louisiana's newly expanded Medicaid program, reports Times-Picayune.

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Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen voiced concern about a $54 billion deal between Indianapolis-based Anthem and Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna in an interview with the Hartford Courant Thursday.

Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna's proposed $37 billion acquisition of Louisville, Ky.-based Humana faces major pushback from the U.S. Department of Justice, which reportedly voiced significant concerns about the deal.

Baltimore-based Evergreen Health Cooperative will shell out $24.2 million in risk adjustment fees to its largest competitor under the Affordable Care Act's Risk Adjustment Program, The Baltimore Sun reported.

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