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Jeff Ricketts succeeded Burke King as the president of Richmond-based Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Virginia, The Roanoke Times reports.

Louisville, Ky.-based Humana plans to hire roughly 500 seasonal workers to staff its 2018 Medicare Advantage enrollment, WDRB reports.

Policyholders affected by a looming contract termination between Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health System and Durham-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina can receive in-network care at Park Ridge Health in Hendersonville, N.C.

HHS says a proposal from Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to the Senate healthcare bill — which allows health insurers to sell non-ACA compliant coverage — could significantly reduce premiums for some ACA exchange enrollees by 2020, Politico reports.

Edgewood, Ky.-based St. Elizabeth Healthcare and Lexington, Ky.-based WellCare, a Medicaid and Medicare managed care insurer, entered into a value-based care contract to improve health outcomes of Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries.

The following payers made headlines this week, beginning with the most recent. 

Sacramento, Calif.-based Western Health Advantage will extend its coverage to counties in the San Francisco Bay Area after inking an agreement with provider network Canopy Health, according to the Sacramento Bee.

The health insurance industry's largest companies saw stocks fall Tuesday after the Senate GOP healthcare bill faltered, CNBC reports.

Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group requested a whistle-blower case alleging the payer inflated Medicare reimbursements by providing false information on members' health statuses be dismissed, Star Tribune reports.

Hartford Conn.-based Aetna added behavior-based security measures to its customer-facing Aetna Mobile app, The Wall Street Journal reports.