Payer

Eagan-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota selected Cain Hayes as executive vice president, COO and president of health business.

CMS issued a final rule Thursday aimed at stabilizing the ACA's individual health insurance market.

Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare appointed Kevin Sparks CEO of its Community Plan of Kansas, The Kansas City Star reports.

Tampa, Fla.-based WellCare Health Plans named Scott Sivik state president of its Kapolei, Hawaii-based 'Ohana Health Plan.

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

Minnetonka, Minn.-based Medica selected Tom Lindquist as senior vice president and general manager of its combined Medicare and Medicaid business.

Independence Blue Cross and Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania Health System contracted to share responsibility for quality and cost of care.

Zenefits, a health benefits broker, agreed to pay a $1.2 million fine Tuesday following an investigation that found the company violated New York state insurance law.

For the third year in a row, health insurers in Minnesota saw 2016 premiums fall short of expenses for health plans not affiliated with Medicare or Medicaid, according to the Minnesota Council of Health Plans.  

Republican legislators floated legislation to expand North Carolina's Medicaid program, Winston-Salem Journal reports.