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| Anthem asks Supreme Court to take up merger appeal | | | Anthem is still fighting to close its $54 billion deal to merge with Cigna. The Indianapolis-based insurer Friday said it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review its case although it's unlikely the high court will consider it. |
| Opponents of ACA repeal warn Republicans will pay in next elections | | Thursday, May 04, 2017 6:00 PM | |
| | Although House Republican leadership won over some reluctant members to pass their Obamacare replacement bill, their victory Thursday is unlikely to be the final word. Several Republican senators have already said they want changes to the proposal... |
| Ardent, KU Health join forces to buy St. Francis Health in Topeka | | Thursday, May 04, 2017 5:16 PM | |
| | The University of Kansas Health System and for-profit Ardent Health Services are creating a joint venture company to purchase 378-bed St. Francis Health in Topeka, Kansas. The deal is the sixth such joint venture that Ardent has announced with a... |
| Fate of Obamacare now is in the Senate | | Thursday, May 04, 2017 3:00 PM | |
| | The House Republicans passed the American Health Care Act with a slim majority on Thursday. The bill gives states the option of returning to a pre-Obamacare individual insurance approach of medical underwriting and high-risk pools. |
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