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Report: Health insurance tax will hike premiums

A new report commissioned by America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) predicts that payers will pass the cost of a new insurance tax onto their customers by increasing premiums. The tax, which will be

Cigna shells out $3.8B to buy Medicare Advantage plan

Among all the acquisitions insurers are making to grow their Medicare business, Cigna has taken the biggest single move yet by spending $3.8 billion to purchase Medicare-based insurer HealthSpring.

Cigna, Humana boost Q2 profits with strong membership growth

Strong membership growth and low healthcare utilization helped Cigna ( NYSE: CI ) and Humana ( NYSE: HUM ) both post better-than-expected earnings for the second quarter. Cigna, which reported a 39