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Indianapolis-based Anthem Blue Cross began offering Medicare beneficiaries in Missouri a Plan G supplement option, effective March 1. 

Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna submitted feedback in response to the proposed changes CMS issued last month to stabilize the health insurance market, according to the Hartford Courant.

Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare will purchase Eastwood, N.Y.-based insurance administrator Pomco for an undisclosed amount, according to syracuse.com.

CMS fined Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare $2.5 million after an audit found systemic compliance problems with its Medicare health plans that led beneficiaries to experience delayed or denied access to prescription drug coverage, according to the Star Tribune.

Thirteen executives and board members from Louisville, Ky.-based Humana have now sold a combined 403,706 shares of company stock, raising the total value of stocks sold over the past few weeks to $83.1 million, according to the Courier-Journal.

Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna will defer to Indianapolis-based Anthem in its appeal of the judge's decision to block the payers' proposed $54 billion merger, according to a March 2 court filing.

Mark Bertolini, CEO of Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna, and two other insurance executives will donate $50 million over the next five years to Connecticut's capital, announcing the move in a Hartford Courant op-ed.

Indianapolis-based Anthem opened an 80,000-square-foot office in Cincinnati Thursday.

Minneapolis-based UCare said it will hire 90 full-time employees in anticipation of a 150,000 member addition to its state public health insurance business in May, the Star Tribune reports. 

Almost one in five U.S. LinkedIn members cited health insurance as the main reason for accepting, departing or remaining at their job, according to a monthly LinkedIn survey.