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Arlington-based Texas Health Resources and Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna have partnered to offer fully-insured and self-insured commercial insurance products to employers and consumers in 14 counties in the Dallas-Forth Worth area.

InHealth Mutual, the struggling health insurance co-op that provides coverage to nearly 22,000 Ohioans, has been taken over by the state. According to the Ohio Department of Insurance, the co-op doesn't have enough money to cover claims and stay in…

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

Pittsburgh-based Highmark, Pennsylvania's largest insurer, is joining the ranks of other payers looking to raise their premium prices on Affordable Care Act exchange plans, according to the Tribune Review.

Losses incurred during the first few years of the Affordable Care Act's implementation are driving some big health plans to seek substantial premium increases in 2017 for individual plans sold through the insurance exchanges of more than a dozen states,…

The American Medical Association issued its full support of Missouri's decision to bar the Aetna-Humana merger for certain insurance products.

The Connecticut Insurance Department has given the green light to the Aetna-Humana merger, according to The CT Mirror.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama has downgraded UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Ala., from Tier 1 to Tier 2 status, citing new tier criteria focused on healthcare spending, reports Birmingham Business Journal.

Louisville, Ky.-based Humana is looking to hire 100 full-time and seasonal employees in Miramar, Fla., according to the Sun Sentinel.

Despite questions revolving around the future location of its headquarters, Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna has remained fairly quiet about plans to potentially move its home base, according to the Hartford Courant.