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  1. 10 payers that lost Medicare Advantage members for 2024

    While overall Medicare Advantage enrollment grew 2.5% during the annual enrollment period, several payers saw their membership decline, according to an analysis published by Baltimore Health Analytics.
  2. 10 providers seeking payer contracting talent

    Ten providers recently posted job listings seeking leaders in payer contracting and relations.
  3. Centene names Medicare CEO

    Centene has named Michael Carson as president and CEO of Wellcare, its Medicare Advantage business. 

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  1. Payers ranked by Medicare Advantage enrollment in 2024 

    UnitedHealth is still the largest Medicare Advantage carrier in the country, while CVS Health recorded 15% growth in MA membership during the annual enrollment period, according to an analysis published by Baltimore Health Analytics.
  2. UnitedHealthcare launches new vendor hub for employers

    UnitedHealthcare is launching a new curated vendor hub aimed at connecting self-funded employers and their employees to health services. 
  3. Highmark snags Medicaid contract in West Virginia

    West Virginia has awarded Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of West Virginia a four-year Medicaid managed care contract.
  4. Medicaid disenrollments top 15 million: 5 things to know

    More than 15 million people have been disenrolled from Medicaid since April 2023, surpassing HHS' original estimates with several months left in the redeterminations process. 

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  1. New Hampshire awards Medicaid contracts

    New Hampshire has awarded three payers contracts to manage the state's Medicaid managed care programs. 
  2. Independence Blue Cross names national market president

    Independence Blue Cross has named Joe Geist as senior vice president and president of national markets. 
  3. Medicare Advantage in the headlines: 10 recent updates

    Several insurers reported higher-than-expected medical costs in Medicare Advantage, and federal regulators predicted the program would receive billions in overpayments in 2024. 
  4. Senators file bill to ban federally-funded health coverage for undocumented individuals 

    A group of Republican senators have introduced legislation that would ban the use of federal funding to expand state Medicaid benefits to undocumented residents.

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  1. 'ICHRA's time has come': 5 market updates

    There are major disruption opportunities ahead in the employer group insurance market by way of individual exchange coverage, and some payers are hedging their bets on the market through a newer product: ICHRAs.
  2. Higher medical costs will hurt 2023 earnings, Humana reports

    Humana is expecting higher medical costs and lower Medicare Advantage enrollment to hurt its year-end earnings. 
  3. Appeals court upholds UnitedHealth win in facility fee case

    A federal appeals court upheld UnitedHealth Group's win in a class-action lawsuit by more than 200 physicians who said they were not paid facility fees for office-based surgeries. 
  4. Labor Department sues BCBS Minnesota over provider tax on self-funded plans

    Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota incorrectly imposed a state provider tax on self-funded health plan customers and violated its fiduciary duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, according to a lawsuit filed against the payer by the Labor Department on Jan. 12.
  5. Bright Health rebrands, relocates to Florida

    Bright Health Group is rebranding as NeueHealth and relocating its corporate headquarters from Minneapolis to Doral, Fla. 
  6. 21 payers' growth strategies for 2024

    Payers are planning to grow their value-based models, improve health equity, implement new technology and more in the coming years. 

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