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Optum's provider + growth strategy | Bright Health lays off 150 | Vt. system wants out of UnitedHealthcare contract | Centene withheld overtime pay, suit claims | Senate votes to end COVID emergency as Biden seeks more aid

March 4, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. Bright Health lays off 150 workers, 5% of workforce Full story 2. Optum's strategy for 2022 growth Full story 3. Employee sues Centene claiming overtime pay was withheld…

Tenn. physician convicted of $50M billing fraud | Clover Health must face suit alleging it misled investors | 15 states hit most, least by 'Great Resignation' | Civica to make low-cost insulin; BCBS backs effort | 8 CMS actions

March 3, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. 8 recent CMS moves Full story 2. 15 states hit most, least by the 'Great Resignation' Full story 3. Clover Health must face lawsuit alleging it misled investors Full…

Largest payer in 50 states | Biden's new COVID plan | UnitedHealthcare to nix paper checks | 25 US hospitals among Newsweek's best in the world | Where Cigna may invest $450M in venture capital | HHS to revise surprise-billing arbitration

March 2, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. The largest health insurance provider in each state Full story 2. White House rolls out next COVID-19 plan: 8 details Full story 3. UnitedHealthcare to stop sending paper…

100K members in limbo as BCBS, Memorial Hermann split | Cerner CEO joins Humana board | UnitedHealthcare axes paper prior auths | Cigna to buy back $6B in stock | Anthem must face suit over mental health coverage | The nurse shortage caveat

March 1, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. UnitedHealthcare axes paper prior authorization, decision letters Full story 2. California's single payer failure dampens hopes for similar initiatives Full story 3. BCBS of Texas, Memorial Hermann…

Centene CEO to take medical leave | 17 'overpaid' healthcare chiefs | Physicians: ACO redesign is 'direct contracting in disguise' | The staffing story we still need to get right | Top 5 healthcare billionaires | The UnitedHealth-Change deal in 13 dates

February 25, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. Centene CEO to take medical leave of absence  Full story 2. 17 'overpaid' healthcare CEOs  Full story 3. Physicians call ACO redesign 'direct contracting in disguise'  Full story 4. CMS has…

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UnitedHealth to battle DOJ over $13B Change deal | 15 best, worst cities for jobs | 5 payer exec moves | Judge rejects HHS surprise billing rule | BCBS of Tenn. joins innovation alliance | Patients are coming after hospital prices

February 24, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. Justice Department sues to block $13B UnitedHealth, Change deal  Full story 2. The 15 best, worst cities for jobs in 2022  Full story 3. 5 recent payer executive moves  Full story 4.…

Anthem BCBS payment delays linger | $80K bill highlights No Surprises Act loophole | DOJ has until Feb. 27 to block UnitedHealth-Change deal | Blue Shield exec: Patients expected Sutter contracts | 9 healthcare billing fraud cases

February 23, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. New parents' $80K medical bill showcases No Surprises Act loophole Full story 2. As Kansas' $3.9B Medicaid contract enters legislative limbo, 3 payers watch carefully Full story 3.…

Humana targets board refresh | State of single-payer proposals in 21 states | Meet Cigna's C-suite | BCBS affiliate sues Jazz Pharmaceuticals over 'gobsmacking' drug price | 29 burned out specialties, ranked

February 22, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. BCBS affiliate hits Jazz Pharmaceuticals with antitrust lawsuit Full story 2. Mark Cuban is ready to buck healthcare's status quo Full story 3. Humana to add two directors…

UnitedHealth taps 1st sustainability chief | 'Big 6' payers: 60 facts | 453 hospitals at risk of closure | OIG flags coding errors at Tufts Health Plan | 5 legal actions involving payers | Fla. health plan looks to speed prior auths by 10 days

February 18, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. UnitedHealth Group names first chief sustainability officer Full story 2. Staffing crisis, payment cuts put 453 hospitals at risk of closure Full story 3. OIG: Tufts Health Plan…

BCBS of La. must face antitrust suit | Mayo: Out-of-network appointment ban not about money | 7 payer exec moves | 'Junk' health plans thrust into limelight | AHIP: Hospitals charge double specialty pharmacy rates for same drugs

February 17, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. BCBS of Louisiana to face antitrust suit over rates Full story 2. CDC to update mask guidance Full story 3. Mayo Clinic: UnitedHealthcare appointment denials are capacity, not…

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