Payer

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.

Phoenix-based Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona president and CEO Richard Boals will retire July 1.

If federal officials do not extend funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program beyond 2017, more than 8 million children may face coverage disruption, according to a study published in Health Affairs.

Humana's retired executive vice president and COO Jim Murray could get cash severance of $1.94 million as he moves to helm Plano, Texas-based LifeCare Health Partners.

The top executive of Long Beach, Calif.-based Molina Healthcare said Republicans' "piecemeal approach" to repeal and replace the ACA will lead to a "healthcare disaster," according to a Tuesday interview on CNBC's Closing Bell.

Eagan-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota recorded continued losses in its individual market business for 2016.

Des Moines, Iowa-based Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield will leave Iowa's ACA health insurance exchange effective Jan. 1, 2018.

A Colorado House committee OK'd a bill proposing financial assistance for residents purchasing health insurance through the ACA exchange with incomes above the limit to qualify for federal subsidies, Aspen Daily News reports.