Blue Cross Blue Shield Association CEO Scott Serota must testify in a legal battle over the failed $54 billion Anthem-Cigna merger, according to Law 360.

Thirty-seven states, including the District of Columbia, have expanded their Medicaid programs, with 14 states opting out of the expansion.

The U.S. Department of Justice said its settlement with CVS Health and Aetna that allowed the two to move forward with their $69 billion deal remedied any antitrust concerns, according to Law 360.

UnitedHealth Group now employs 300,000 workers across its health insurance and service lines, both nationally and globally, according to the Star Tribune.

Riverstone Capital, a insurance carrier based in Bakersfield, Calif., may file for bankruptcy after failing to pay medical claims for more than 100 employers, according to The Modesto Bee.

Here are five articles recently published by Becker's Hospital Review covering financial updates from UnitedHealth Group and other payers, a new program launched by Blue Cross Blue Shield, and more.

Fairfield, Calif.-based NorthBay Healthcare may recover $16 million-plus from Blue Shield of California after a federal jury in San Francisco found the health insurer underpaid the hospital system for emergency care.

First Choice Health is a provider-owned and provider-driven healthcare system in Seattle. The system represents the largest independent preferred provider network across eight states: Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota. More than 100,000 providers, 2,400 facilities and 362 hospitals are in the network, which covers more than 600,000 people.

Molina Healthcare saw improved net income in the fourth quarter of 2018, turning around a net loss in the same quarter a year prior.

The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit agreed to fast-track its deliberation over whether Optum can block its former executive David Smith from using confidential information he allegedly obtained before being hired by the Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan venture, according to Law 360.

State lawmakers in Kansas are considering a bill aimed at protecting individuals with pre-existing health conditions if the ACA is eliminated, according to The Hutchinson News.

Bridges Health Partners, an ACO comprising seven hospitals, inked a value-based agreement with Humana for Medicare Advantage members in western Pennsylvania.

The following five health insurers recently released their financial statements for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018:

These seven contract resolutions and dissolutions occurred between payers and providers since mid-January, beginning with the most recent:

A Hill-HarrisX poll found just 13 percent of registered voters approve of a single-payer healthcare system that eliminates private plans, The Hill reported.

Health Care Service Corp. and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Institute launched a food delivery service in areas known as "food deserts" that lack access to affordable and fresh foods.

WellCare Health Plans, a managed care payer, reported higher revenue but a dip in net income during the fourth quarter of 2018, according to recent financial documents.

Health insurer Centene saw revenue increase in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018 and ended the year with improved net income, according to recent financial documents.

Growth in private health plan spending is increasing more than growth in Medicare and Medicaid spending on a per-capita basis, according to a report from the Urban Institute, a left-leaning think tank.

Humana's CFO said the Trump administration's proposal to end rebates to pharmacy benefit managers will increase health insurance premiums, according to CNBC.