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Health insurance giant Anthem announced it may stop coverage in more states.

Obamacare heavyweight Anthem weighs retreating from more states

June 2, 2018 at 12:51 p.m.

Anthem said it may pull back from more state Obamacare markets even as lawmakers debate steps to shore up the health law. The health insurer is in talks with officials...

This photo combo shows signage for health insurers Humana Inc., Aetna Inc., Cigna Corp., and Anthem Inc. On Thursday, July 21, 2016, federal regulators sued to stop two major health insurance mergers because they say the deals will increase health care costs for Americans and lower the quality of care they get. A federal judge ruled that Aetna cannot buy Humana, siding with the government's antitrust argument. Anthem said some of the judge's findings in the Aetna case support its own arguments for why it should be allowed to buy Cigna.

Companies plot next move as health insurance mergers killed

June 6, 2018 at 12:14 a.m.

After 18 months of courtship and court cases, two massive deals that would have reshaped the U.S. health insurance industry have both been declared dead, blocked by judges who said...

This file photo taken on October 1, 2013 shows a woman looking at the HealthCare.gov insurance exchange internet site in Washington, DC.

Insurance startup Oscar quits markets, rethinks Obamacare plans

June 11, 2018 at 6:48 p.m.

Health insurance startup Oscar Insurance will reevaluate its approach to President Barack Obama's health-care law after suffering significant losses under the U.S. program and will pull out of two markets...

Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of Theranos, speaks in November 2015 at the Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco. Theranos announced July 7, 2016, that Holmes is banned from owning or operating a medical laboratory for two years.

Theranos CEO’s two-year ban leaves few options to save startup

June 10, 2018 at 11:14 a.m.

Theranos Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth Holmes was banned for two years from owning or operating laboratories by U.S. regulators, a devastating blow for the controversial blood-testing startup that's come under...

Executive at Anthem Health Insurance predict premiums for policies purchased under the Affordable Care Act will rise in 2017.

Health law insurance will probably cost more in 2017, top insurer says

June 11, 2018 at 6:31 a.m.

Anthem Inc., the second-largest U.S. health insurer by membership, said premiums for Affordable Care Act insurance probably will go up next year. Anthem is eking out a small profit from...

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