Thursday, March 14, 2013
District 51B Rep. Laurie Halverson (DFL) says she has some serious reservations about the Minnesota House version of the health insurance exchange.
Last week, all but one of the Democrats in the Minnesota House voted in favor of a bill establishing a state health insurance exchange. Who was the lone DFL hold-out? Eagan's District 51B Rep. Laurie Halverson (DFL). While the bill eventually passed both the House and Senate, Halverson's vote against the measure stood out. Critics accused her of representing the interests of her former employer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, which is opposed to the bill in its current form, according to a recent Politics in Minnesota report. But the Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce, which believes the insurance exchange will hurt the state's small businesses, applauded Halverson's decision. It's not as if Halverson opposes the idea of a …
Monday, December 17, 2012
Formerly with Aetna, Michael Guyette takes over new post Jan. 7.
Eagan-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota has a new president and CEO. Michael Guyette will take over Jan. 7, replacing interim president and CEO Scott Lynch, who will remain as senior vice president and chief legal officer. Lynch had been running the company since the departure of Kenneth Burdick, a former UnitedHealth Group executive. Burdick's appointment was announced in January of this year. But in July, the organization’s board of trustees announced that Burdick had left the organization after the board became aware of “concerns related to whether there had been adequate disclosure of some anticipated business activities.” According to a report in Twin Cities Business, the investigation found that there was “no financial …
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota's president and CEO, Kenneth Burdick, was hired in January to lead the organization.
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter Six months after he was appointed as the president and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, Kenneth Burdick has left the organization after an investigation into whether he failed to disclose "anticipated business activities." Burdick's departure was effective immediately, Blue Cross' board of trustees announced in a press release issued on Thursday. He was hired in January and joined the organization in mid-February, following the departure of Blue Cross' former CEO, Patrick Geraghty. An internal investigation concluded there had been no financial impropriety or unlawful actions, according to the press release, but Burdick's failure to disclose …
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
The city is believed to be the first in the state to pass a healthy eating and active living resolution.
From an extensive parks and trail system to fitness classes at the Eagan Community Center, the city of Eagan has long been a champion of healthy living, according to Laurie Halverson. And it's about time the city was recognized for its efforts, she believes. That's why Halverson, the chair of Eagan's Advisory Parks Commission, advocated for the passage of a Healthy Eating, Active Living Resolution, a measure originally proposed by the Twin Cities Obesity Prevention Coalition. On March 20, the Eagan City Council unanimously approved passage of the resolution—believed to be the first of its kind in Minnesota The three-page resolution acknowledges that obesity is a public health issue and says the city has an interest in preserving, promoting…
Monday, January 23, 2012
The new CEO will take the helm in February.
Kenneth Burdick will succeed Patrick Geraghty as the CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, the company announced late last week. Burdick, the former senior vice president at Coventry Health Care, Inc., will join the organization in mid-February, according to a news release issued by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota. Burdick has formerly held senior leadership positions in underwriting, operations, sales and client relationships, and marketing. He has also been employed in senior leadership positions at Travelers Companies and CIGNA Corporation. Burdick is a graduate of Amherst College, and has a J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law. “We are very pleased to have Ken as our leader at this time in health care,” …
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Donald Lee
3:34 pm on Thursday, March 14, 2013
Can we get a correction in the header of this article. She is in 51B, not 52B? more ›