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Optum aims to add 10K physicians | Biden to sign 10 orders on COVID-19 | Cigna accused of using hospital surge to deny claims | 42 measures for Medicare Advantage, Part D star ratings

January 21, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Optum expects to add 10,000 physicians this year Full story 2. Biden to sign 10 exec orders on pandemic response; variants may drive high infection rate through spring…

UnitedHealth profits dampened by COVID-19 | Biden to sign 3 healthcare exec orders today | CMS should take action against 100 'error-prone' providers: OIG | Insurance broker helps erase $2M in medical debt

January 20, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. UnitedHealth's Q4 profit drops 38% as COVID-19 costs grow Full story 2. Biden to issue mask mandate today; new US variant may be driving California's surge — 6 COVID-19…

FTC orders 6 payers to hand over data for study | UnitedHealthcare launches virtual primary care service | Excellus BCBS settles data breach affecting 9.3M | 14 recent CMS actions to know

January 19, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Excellus BCBS pays $5.1M to settle data breach affecting 9.3 million people Full story 2. Insurers ordered to give up claims data for FTC study of healthcare mergers and…

Phishing attack hits Minn. payer | Cigna wins $5.8M in false claims case | State strategies from the most successful vaccine rollouts | OptumRx opens pharmacy in NC | 13 payer exec moves

January 14, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Email phishing attack on Minnesota health plan exposes 66,000 members' info Full story 2. Daily COVID-19 deaths top 4,000 for 3rd day; WHO team arrives in China…

CMS issues final rule for breakthrough tech: 5 notes | Cigna suspends some donations to lawmakers | Healthcare's 14 highest-paying jobs + 18 best places to work | UnitedHealthcare invests in Minn. housing

January 13, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts Editor's note: An earlier version of this newsletter was incomplete and sent by mistake. Becker's regrets the error. 1. CMS issues final rule for Medicare coverage of breakthrough technologies:…

Optum moves to buy 715-physician group in Mass. | UnitedHealthcare suspends some prior auth rules | Trump administration changes nat'l vaccine guidelines | BCBS Association suspends some political donations after Capitol riot

January 12, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Optum in talks to acquire 715-physician group in Massachusetts Full story 2. UnitedHealthcare suspends some prior authorization rules for hospitals Full story 3. US recommends immediate vaccination for those…

CMS payment change for COVID-19 tests takes effect | Highest COVID-19 infection rates in world are in 3 states | 9 payer deals | Patients would pay $2,607 more for hospital with extra quality star | 5 top insurers, ranked by customers

January 7, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Medicare payment changes for COVID-19 tests take effect: 3 things to know Full story 2. 3 states have highest COVID-19 infection rates in world; UK variant in Pennsylvania —…

UnitedHealth's Optum to buy Change Healthcare in $13B deal | COVID-19 hospitalizations flare in South, West | Providers favored in arbitration decisions, study says | CEO of inpatient center admits to Medicaid billing fraud

January 6, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Optum to buy Change Healthcare in $13B deal: 5 details Full story 2. UK variant found in Georgia; COVID-19 hospitalizations flare in South, West — 6 updates Full…

UnitedHealthcare, Envision sever ties | Aetna gets partial win in cancer coverage case | Tufts Health Plan, Harvard Pilgrim merge | Cigna sells $6.3B nomedical unit | Centene to buy Magellan

January 5, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Envision, UnitedHealthcare break ties: 5 things to know Full story 2. UK variant detected in 4 states; COVID-19 hospitalizations hit record high — 5 updates Full story 3. Aetna gets partial…

Aetna pharmacy change affects 400K Ill. Medicaid members | COVID-19 variant found in 2nd state | Centene buys Pantherx | Record number of US workers calling in sick | 10 top payer stories this year

December 31, 2020 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Aetna pharmacy network change affects 400,000 Illinois Medicaid members Full story 2. 5 things we still don't know about COVID-19 Full story 3. Spoiled COVID-19 vaccine doses at Wisconsin hospital…