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Health insurer BlueCross BlueShield of Texas confirmed Monday it will sell on- and off-exchange health plans statewide next year, The Dallas Morning News reports.

Representatives will rule on legislation Wednesday calling for individuals who lost health insurance because of co-op closures to be excused from the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate fine, Morning Consult reports.

Health insurer Aetna is investing research and grants into social projects in an effort to reform healthcare, according to U.S. News & World Report.

A rising number of health insurers are offering coverage for transgender surgeries, increasing access for many who previously could not afford the treatment, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Health insurer Aetna will subsidize Apple Watches for select large employers and individual policyholders during November's open enrollment as a healthy living initiative.

Providence Health & Services and health insurer Premera Blue Cross signed a letter of agreement Monday, nullifying the organizations' previous decision to forgo a contract renewal, The Seattle Times reports.

Indianapolis-based insurer Renaissance plans to fill 82 customer-service and claims-processing positions as it ramps up to manage Medicare Supplement plans in various states, reports Indianapolis Business Journal.

Indiana University Health Plans, a subsidiary of Indiana University Health in Indianapolis, has pulled its individual plans from the exchange after regulators approved a 15 percent rate hike, reports Indianapolis Business Journal.

The parent company of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois, Chicago-based Health Care Service Corporation, notified employees it plans to lay off 70 percent of its IT infrastructure staff and outsource system maintenance jobs to a foreign country, reports…

Health insurer BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee will pull back its Affordable Care Act footprint in three of Tennessee's most populous regions for 2017.