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Cigna is in merger talks with Humana a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, potentially marking the latest in a long string of deals aimed at consolidation of the industry.

Health insurer Cigna Group said on Thursday it would remove the use of prior authorization or paperwork required to get approval for insurance coverage for 25% of medical services.

Cigna Group’s Express Scripts said on Monday it would add three Humira biosimilars drugs from German drugmaker Boehringer and Swiss company Novartis to its list of preferred drugs.

California is suing the United States’ leading insulin makers and pharmacy benefit managers, accusing them of using their market power to overcharge patients for the life-saving drug, the state’s attorney general announced on Thursday.