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Aetna settles 3 HIPAA breaches | CMS' Quality Payment Program results: 6 notes | Ballad to postpone elective procedures in Tenn. | Anthem profit tumbles 81% | Rapid COVID-19 tests coming to 1,000 CVS pharmacies

October 28, 2020 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Aetna settles HIPAA breaches affecting nearly 18,500 members Full story 2. Ballad Health to postpone elective procedures at some Tennessee hospitals Full story 3. CVS to add rapid COVID-19 testing at…

Medicare, Medicaid to cover COVID-19 vaccine | ProMedica health plan to terminate Ohio hospital's in-network status | Intermountain, Sanford to merge | Centene's profit balloons to $568M

October 27, 2020 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. COVID-19 vaccine to be covered by Medicare, Medicaid Full story 2. Intermountain, Sanford to merge into 70-hospital system Full story 3. Tennessee hospital suspends elective surgeries Full story 4. Amwell's 2020 Physician and…

CHI St. Luke's threatens split with Molina | Hospital chiefs warn of 'worse' COVID-19 wave as 16 states see record hospitalizations | CMS delays radiation oncology model | Humana updates musculoskeletal prior auths

October 22, 2020 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. CHI St. Luke's threatens split with Molina, 2nd insurer this week Full story 2. 16 states see record COVID-19 hospitalizations; CDC expands definition of 'close contact' — 6…

4 healthcare execs charged in $55M billing scheme | UnitedHealth, Humana, Anthem, Cigna execs on telehealth strategy | Trump vs. Biden on healthcare: 8 notes | Mich. insurer to offer virtual-first plan

October 21, 2020 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. 4 healthcare execs charged in $55M scheme after Texas hospital CEO pleads guilty Full story 2. What UnitedHealth Group, Humana, Anthem and Cigna execs are saying about telehealth Full story…

How Anthem, Cigna, UnitedHealth's hospital-based imaging policies stack up | BCBS of Texas, CommonSpirit to split | Calif. systems refused, delayed COVID-19 transfers due to insurance | Best Medicare drug plans: US News

October 20, 2020 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. CommonSpirit, BCBS of Texas split to affect thousands Full story 2. What Anthem, Cigna, UnitedHealth's hospital-based imaging policies entail Full story 3. Hospitals return $2.3B in federal COVID-19 aid Full story…

CMS, BCBS expand telehealth coverage | Best Medicare Advantage plans: US News | 10 states with least competitive insurance markets | Optum physicians conduct 1M digital visits | 5 canceled hospital mergers

October 15, 2020 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. CMS adds 11 new telehealth services to Medicare coverage Full story 2. Blue Cross Blue Shield covers telemedicine permanently for federal workforce program Full story 3. 5 hospital mergers…

UnitedHealth posts $3.2B profit | COVID-19 patient gets surprise $52K bill | Mo. hospital CEO put on leave | Humana adds 4 grocers to pharmacy network | Barrett: 'I am not hostile to ACA'

October 14, 2020 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. UnitedHealth posts $3.2B profit in Q3 Full story 2. 20 states record COVID-19 highs; Redfield warns of emerging threat — 4 updates Full story 3. Missouri hospital CEO put on leave…

Aetna, Premera cut jobs | 2021 Medicare plans with 5 stars | COVID-19 hospitalizations hit 6-week high | NC hospital gets 7 takeover bids | Highmark: Physician payment program saved $1B+

October 13, 2020 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Premera Blue Cross to eliminate 285 jobs Full story 2. CVS to cut jobs at Aetna HQ: 3 things to know Full story 3. The 2021 Medicare plans…

Cigna targets hospital-based imaging | 4 physicians charged in $100M billing scheme | The VP debate: 6 takeaways | Patient shot at UCLA hospital | 10 cities with highest, lowest uninsured rate

October 8, 2020 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Cigna won't cover some hospital-based MRIs, CT scans under new policy Full story 2. 4 South Carolina physicians charged in $100M billing fraud case Full story 3. The vice presidential debate:…

BCBS Assoc. has new CEO | Uninsured rates by state | Record COVID-19 hospitalizations hit 7 states | Citing CEO, physicians leave Kan. hospital | Op-ed: Some payment models maintain structural racism

October 7, 2020 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. BCBS Association names new CEO: 4 things to know Full story 2. 7 states see record hospitalizations; CMS gives hospitals 14 weeks to report COVID-19, flu data — 9…