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Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health Plan filed a lawsuit against the federal government seeking $9 million in risk corridors payments, The Bismarck Tribune reports.

The percentage of Americans without health insurance increased to 11.3 percent in the first quarter of this year, a slight change that may be partially attributed to the uncertainty surrounding the ACA, according to a recent Gallup report.

Standard & Poor's Financial Services predicts health insurers selling plans on the ACA individual market will be close, on average, to breaking even this year, if lawmakers don't significantly change the individual market.

Aetna is the second major insurer this week to pull its individual products from the Iowa exchange for the 2018 enrollment year, citing concerns about the health law's uncertain future, Bloomberg reports. 

Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare named Scott Flannery CEO of commercial operations in North Texas and Oklahoma, according to a D Healthcare report.

While efforts for national health reform remain uncertain, a push for universal health coverage is alive and well in California, reports California Healthline.

Becker's Hospital Review reported on the following executive moves in the health insurance industry this past month. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent. 

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

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Cincinnati appointed Steve Martenet president.

Cigna and Humana have seen their stocks increase recently, while Molina Healthcare and WellCare Health Plans have seen their shares fall slightly, according to Stock-Callers.com.