February 3, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Anthem's pharmacy revenues ballooned in 2020 Full story 2. AstraZeneca vaccine cuts virus transmission; COVID-19 deaths fall in 25 states — 5 updates Full story 3. New Jersey…
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February 2, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Cigna ends prior authorization for some CT exams Full story 2. US vaccinations outnumber COVID-19 cases; reinfection more likely if variants become dominant — 7 updates Full story 3.…
January 28, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Blue Shield of California to oversee state's COVID-19 vaccine distribution Full story 2. CMS withdraws 3 proposed health rules Full story 3. Cases fall 30% since January peak; most…
January 27, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. UnitedHealthcare, Providence Anesthesiology impasse lands patient with $15K bill Full story 2. 2 dead in hostage situation at Texas medical office Full story 3. COVID-19 hospitalizations fall, but deaths…
January 26, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. CEO of Intermountain's health plan resigns Full story 2. 7 plead guilty in $931M telemedicine fraud scheme Full story 3. US aims to vaccinate 1.5 million daily;…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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:…