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Payer Issues

ACA lives | BCBS Association, UnitedHealth end trademark feud | 1B CVS Health records exposed | NC providers declare mental health state of emergency | Brain cancer drug pulled from Medicare Part D

June 17, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. Supreme Court upholds ACA Full story 2. Unsecured database exposes 1 billion CVS Health records: 5 things to know Full story 3. National cases drop, but regional…

Anthem joins generic drug project Civica Rx | Calif. lawmakers allege 'hostile management' at HCA hospital | UnitedHealth: $320B savings possible in next decade with lower ED visits | 14 top-rated healthcare CEOs on Glassdoor

June 16, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. Anthem joins generic drug initiative Civica Rx Full story 2. CDC releases framework for treating COVID-19 long-haulers Full story 3. UnitedHealth: $320B could be saved in next decade…

Permanent Medicare telehealth coverage: Where lawmakers stand | Ga. system, UnitedHealthcare hit contract impasse | Best children's hospitals: US News | Former Cigna exec launches Medicare Advantage-focused co.

June 15, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. UnitedHealthcare, Georgia system hit contract impasse Full story 2. Humana to acquire Florida home health provider Full story 3. US COVID-19 cases no longer declining; Delta variant's…

Hospitals to UnitedHealthcare: End, don't delay, ER policy | CDC calls emergency meeting | CEO pay at 5 top health insurers | 17 states without surprise billing protections | What new Alzheimer's drug could cost Medicare patients

June 11, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. UnitedHealthcare must permanently rescind ER policy, hospitals demand Full story 2. Rare cases of heart inflammation in young vaccine recipients prompts emergency CDC meeting Full story 3.…

UnitedHealthcare delays ER policy | HHS to payers: No bills for COVID-19 vaccine | Rural hospitals may get paid to become ERs | Medicare, BCBS dangle vaccine incentives | Cleveland Clinic, Aetna + others launch blockchain firm

June 10, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. UnitedHealthcare delays ER policy Full story   2. Rural hospitals may get paid to become standalone ERs Full story   3. Texas hospital returns to mask mandate…

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UnitedHealthcare's ER policy ignites hospital backlash | Nurse bullying persists | Humana sued over data breach | Excellus BCBS CEO: Listen to providers | 20 'smartest' hospitals | La. bans 'white bagging'

June 9, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. Hospitals, physicians rebuke UnitedHealthcare's ER policy Full story 2. Sutter Health to lay off 400 workers Full story 3. Humana sued over wrongful records access data breach:…

ER care target of latest UnitedHealthcare policy | CMS probes Mich. hospital | Biogen working with Cigna, CVS on Alzheimer's treatment | Walmart to expand virtual care into 16 more states| OptumCare: 4 things to know

June 8, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. UnitedHealthcare may not cover ER care it deems nonemergent Full story   2. Arkansas hospital leadership target of no-confidence vote Full story 3. Sanitation, safety complaints…

Renown, UnitedHealthcare terminate contract | Where 'payviders' are likely to succeed | Walmart prefers these 17 systems | Sentara, Cone nix merger | BCBS of NJ director: The 'fragility' of fee-for-service

June 4, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. Renown, UnitedHealthcare end contract Full story 2. The 17 health systems to which Walmart sends employees for care in 2021 Full story 3. 7 recent hospital, health…

UnitedHealth sued over COVID-19 test payments | CMS chief outlines insurance priorities | 1 in 3 hospitals see denial rates in 'danger zone' | Viewpoint: Don't lift COVID-19 cost waivers | 8 insurers in this year's Fortune 500

June 3, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. Lab hits UnitedHealth with lawsuit over COVID-19 test payments Full story 2. New CMS head outlines insurance priorities: 4 takeaways Full story 3. Texas hospital files for…

AHIP gets new look, mission | Cigna, Mary Washington break leaves 15,000 patients in limbo | Supreme Court's ACA ruling looms | Texas hospital eases masking | 10 best, worst states for healthcare of people 65+

June 2, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. Cigna, Mary Washington end contract Full story 2. Texas hospital largely removes mask requirements Full story 3. Massachusetts anesthesia provider pays $260K to resolve surprise billing allegations…

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