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Houston hospital set to lose Medicare contract | Oscar, Emory partner on health plan | Feds ask court to reinstate vaccine-or-test rule | 20% of large businesses consider hiking premiums for unvaccinated workers | Surprise healthcare billing: 4 notes

November 24, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Houston hospital slated to lose Medicare contract Full story 2. 20% of large businesses considering premium hikes for unvaccinated workers Full story 3. Feds ask court to reinstate vaccine-or-test rule for…

BCBS of NC accused of abusing surprise billing ban | HCA defeats billing fraud claims | Humana, Allina ink value-based deal | HHS sends $7.5B to providers | Fauci's holiday guidance as COVID cases climb

November 23, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. HCA defeats billing fraud claims Full story 2. Humana, Allina Health forge value-based agreement Full story 3. Excellus raises minimum wage for 4,000 workers Full story 4. Reach for the stars! Apixio whitepaper…

Insurers balk at paying for Aduhelm | Highmark CEO elected AHIP board chair | Physician sentenced for defrauding insurers of $29M | House passes $1.7T spending bill: 6 healthcare notes | Calif. hospital to lay off 328

November 19, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Insurers won't pay for Aduhelm until they know it works Full story 2. Highmark Health CEO elected board chair of America's Health Insurance Plans Full story 3. House passes $1.7 trillion…

Feds require health plans to report coverage costs | BCBS Assoc. names board chair | CVS to close 900 stores | 5 payer lawsuits | CommonSpirit eyes 14-hospital sale | Medicare Advantage enrollees drawn to $0 premiums

November 18, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. New federal rule requires health plans to report costs: 6 things to know Full story 2. Will the definition of 'fully vaccinated' change? Full story 3. Air ambulance companies sue over…

Will virtual-1st plans stick? | 152 lawmakers push back on surprise-billing rule | Ex-Sanford CEO got $49M payout after abrupt exit | Payers, providers seeing more cut contracts | States ranked by healthcare affordability | 15 recent CMS actions

November 17, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Will virtual-1st plans stick? Insight from 2 early adopters Full story 2. 152 Congressional leaders push back on surprise-billing rule Full story 3. States ranked by healthcare affordability Full story 4. Learn…

UnitedHealth only paid surprise bills after complaints, former exec says | 7 payer-provider disputes, resolutions | COVID makes spotty resurgence | CMS: Improper payments down $20.7B | 20 most cost-efficient systems | Amazon Care's new customer: Hilton

November 16, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Former UnitedHealth exec says company would only pay surprise bills after complaints Full story 2. 20 most cost-efficient health systems Full story 3. Amazon Care has a new customer: Hilton Full story…

Cigna, BCBS name new leaders + 3 other payer exec moves | Walmart heir wants to reform healthcare | 8 hospitals laying off workers | UnitedHealthcare, Prisma ink contract | CMS nixes rule for 'breakthrough' tech | Bright Health Q3 loss: $296M

November 12, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Cigna, BCBS name new leaders & 3 other exec payer moves Full story 2. 8 hospitals laying off workers Full story 3. UnitedHealthcare, Prisma Health pen multiyear contract Full story 4. Fraudulent transactions…

6 payers ranked by Q3 profits | Midwest is nation's COVID hotspot | W.Va. hospital halts strikers' health benefits | Cost of family health insurance tops $22K a year | 10 states challenge CMS' vaccine mandate | BCBS of Mass. commits $16M to nonprofits

November 11, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. 6 national payers ranked by Q3 profits Full story 2. 10 states challenge healthcare worker vaccination mandate Full story 3. Average family health coverage cost rises past $22K annually, survey finds …

Anthem threatens to end contract with Ga. system after 30 yrs. | Feds probe Oak Street Health | 41 'F' and straight-'A' hospitals: Leapfrog | Aetna faces whistleblower suit | Molina names NY plan president | Clover Q3 revenue up 153%

November 10, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Anthem, Atlanta system's year-end contract deadline could impact 400,000 Full story 2. Justice Department probing Oak Street Health for potential false claims violations Full story 3. Express Scripts allows health plans…

Memorial Hermann, BCBS swap termination notices | 10 most cost-efficient hospitals | Kaiser grows to 12.5M members as income sinks | UnitedHealthcare, Prisma hit contract snag | 5,400-physician network to unwind in Mich. | 6 payers' medical loss ratios

November 9, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Memorial Hermann Health System may soon be out of network with BCBS of Texas Full story 2. Kaiser net income drops to $1.6B in Q3 Full story 3. 10 most cost-efficient…