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Burlington, Mass.-based Lahey Hospital & Medical Center has partnered with The Al Khalidi Hospital & Medical Center in Jordan to open a new women's health center.

Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna has settled a string of shareholder class-action lawsuits that were filed over its proposed merger with rival health insurer Indianapolis-based Anthem, according to a recent Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

Meritus Health Partners, Arizona's nonprofit health insurance co-op, will shut down all operations on Dec. 31 after failing to come up with additional financial support, according to Tucson News Now.

Both large and small U.S. health insurers are feeling the effects of weak margins on enrollees who obtain their health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act's exchange-based system, according to Fitch Ratings.

In health insurance markets across the country, the most popular, least expensive plan in 2015 will not be offered next year, meaning many people will not be able to renew a plan they're happy with, according to The New York…

A new report from CMS revealed consumers have collected over $2.4 billion premium rebates since 2011. In 2014, nearly 5.5 million consumers received almost $470 million in rebates.

Despite previously stated challenges about the Affordable Care Act exchanges and warnings of departure from UnitedHealth Group, both Aetna and Anthem said Friday their businesses had not worsened, according to Reuters.

UnitedHealth Group, one of the nation's largest health insurers, significantly lowered its profit estimates for 2015 on Thursday morning. The health insurer blamed an expected loss on selling individual policies under the Affordable Care Act for the lower profit estimate…

In its 2015 earnings update, UnitedHealth Group revealed significant financial losses that will cause the company to re-evaluate its participation in the Affordable Care Act.

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