April 8, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. CMS adds 24 new codes for temporary telehealth coverage Full story 2. New Jersey hospital, Horizon BCBS end 6-year legal feud Full story 3. CMS proposes boost…
Payer Issues
April 7, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. UnitedHealthcare gets new CEO Full story 2. UK variant now most common strain in US, CDC head says Full story 3. Biden rescinds Medicaid work…
April 6, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. States ranked by ER visit rate Full story 2. Teva moves to dismiss Humana's lawsuit over multiple sclerosis drug Full story 3. Physicians collect 20% more from…
April 2, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. UnitedHealthcare squeezes competition like a 'boa constrictor,' physicians say Full story 2. Fully vaccinated people can travel: CDC revises guidelines Full story 3. At 1 Sutter hospital,…
April 1, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. CVS: Expect 65 billion healthcare interactions by 2030 Full story 2. A top Walmart healthcare executive resigns Full story 3. Wisconsin physician pleads guilty to $26M fraudulent…
March 31, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan: 5 notes for healthcare leaders Full story 2. BCBS of Minnesota CEO Dr. Craig Samitt to retire Full story 3. Mississippi hospital overbilled…
March 30, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Holdout states reconsider Medicaid expansion after increased funding Full story 2. Young, unvaccinated adults fuel COVID-19 hospitalization surge in Michigan Full story 3. California clinic's $81M payments…
March 26, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Lawsuit alleges Texas dermatologist, clinic racked up $4.2M in false claims Full story 2. Washington health system blames Cerner for bankruptcy Full story 3. Aetna names…
March 25, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. What Humana, Cigna & more learned from yearlong prior authorization pilot Full story 2. Loretto Hospital executive resigns amid uproar over improper distribution of COVID-19 vaccinations Full…
March 24, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. 10 CEO changes at payers in 2021 Full story 2. New Medicare rule will cut payments to hospitals for some surgeries Full story 3. Anthem to buy…
