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The New York State Department of Financial Services approved 2017 health insurance premium rates Friday, with an average 16.6 percent increase on individual plans and an average 8.3 percent increase on small group plans.

Trial proceedings concerning the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust lawsuit against the proposed Aetna-Humana merger are set to begin Dec. 5, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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Piedmont Healthcare in Atlanta and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia have agreed to extend their network contract, continuing a nearly decade-long relationship, CovNews reports.

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