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Health insurer Humana teamed up with Spry Labs, a subsidiary of Cincinnati-based Cintrifuse, to host a hackathon in hopes of creating a more efficient way to link policyholders and healthcare providers, WCPO reports.

The Texas Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit concerning the legality of cutting $350 million in Medicaid funding for child therapists, allowing the cuts to pass, The Texas Tribune reports.

Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act has led to one in 17 Americans receiving health coverage via Medicaid programs, a PwC report found.

Five U.S. senators mailed a second letter to Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini Friday requesting information about the insurer's Affordable Care Act exits and answers to questions they said went unreciprocated in his previous response.

Helena, Mont.-based health insurer New West Health Services will shutter by mid-2017, KBZK reports.

Health insurer Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska said it will leave the state's Affordable Care Act exchange effective Jan. 1, citing instability and decreased competition under the health law.

The Alabama Medicaid Agency plans to restore enhanced payments to primary care physicians, reports Montgomery Advertiser.

Geisinger Health Plan policyholders will be accepted at Reading, Pa.-based Penn State Health St. Joseph effective Oct. 1, Reading Eagle reports.

The Idaho Department of Insurance released premium rate increases for 2017 for individual and small group health plans, with individual plans offered through the state's Affordable Care Act exchange increasing an average of 24 percent.

Dave Jones, California's insurance commissioner, said he supports a state-level public option to increase health insurance competition as big insurers leave Affordable Care Act marketplaces, California Healthline reports.