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Mike Leavitt, former HHS secretary, met with Arkansas' health insurance marketplace board Wednesday to talk about the state's marketplace's future, KATV reports.

Nonprofit healthcare organization Partnership HealthPlan of California, which contracts Medi-Cal benefits with the state and local providers, will expand its facilities to accompany growing services, the Daily Republic reports.

Health insurer Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Colorado was selected to participate in CMS' Comprehensive Primary Care Plus initiative.

Health insurer Medica and provider Briva Health teamed up to provide health insurance education to Minnesota's low-income Medicaid members.

The National Committee for Quality Assurance released its 2016 Health Insurance Plan Ratings providing information on how Medicaid and Medicare plans performed in regards to consumer satisfaction, prevention and treatment.

Health insurers Anthem and Cigna accused each other of breaching their $54 billion acquisition agreement, the U.S. Department of Justice wrote in a legal filing, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The National Committee for Quality Assurance released its 2016 Health Insurance Plan Ratings providing information on how health insurance plans performed in regards to consumer satisfaction, prevention and treatment.

Republican legislators are emphasizing health insurer exits from Affordable Care Act exchanges and premium hikes in their local campaigns, The Washington Post reports.

Molina Healthcare is entering health insurance markets where other insurers are leaving, and turning a profit, according to The Hill.

Health insurers Humana and UnitedHealthcare were placed on two Dow Jones indices measuring financial performance of leading sustainability companies.