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Payer Issues

Adventist-led proposal shifts billing to payers | CMS' proposed 2021 inpatient payment rule, final payment notice for ACA marketplace | Wash. physician settles false billing allegations | 10 payer therapy priorities | 4 insurers offering member discounts

May 12, 2020 BHR Newsletter Upcoming Webinars   •   Recent Whitepapers   •   Podcasts 1. Adventist-led model calls for payers to take over billing, collections: 5 things to know Full story 2. CMS' proposed inpatient payment rule for 2021: 8 things to know Full story 3. Health…

Humana waives all office, telehealth visit costs for 4.5M members | 43M could lose employer health insurance: study | Hospitals get help from insurers with strong finances | Billing confusion persists for presumptive COVID-19 cases

May 5, 2020 BHR Newsletter Upcoming Webinars   •   Recent Whitepapers   •   Podcasts 1. Humana waives costs for primary care, behavioral health visits for 4.5 million members Full story 2. Model predicts 200K new cases daily by June; toxic shock-like symptoms may be tied…

'Free' COVID-19 tests may come with catch | Mich. physician charged in billing scheme | Financial updates from Cigna, Anthem, Humana & Centene | Nat'l social distancing measures expire today | 16 payer exec moves

April 30, 2020 BHR Newsletter Upcoming Webinars   •   Recent Whitepapers   •   Podcasts 1. 'Free' COVID-19 tests may come with a catch Full story 2.  Financial updates from Cigna, Anthem, Centene & Humana Full story 3. National social distancing measures expire today; nursing home cases…

Insurers extend prior auths for elective services | Optum in talks to acquire telehealth provider for $470M | Va. health system, physician group settle false billing claims | Hospitals, insurers call on Congress to protect health coverage

April 28, 2020 BHR Newsletter Upcoming Webinars   â—   Recent Whitepapers   â—   Podcasts 1. Optum targets telehealth provider for $470M acquisition: 5 details Full story 2. Insurers extending prior authorizations for elective services Full story 3. These 7 top payer CEOs collectively made $151M in…

UnitedHealth exec pay: 3 notes | Insurer premium rebates could hit $2.7B | Clinicians get MIPS credit for COVID-19 data | Contactless payments surge amid COVID-19 | HHS language signals surprise billing ban during pandemic

     Payer Issues E-Newsletter April 21, 2020 Upcoming Webinars   â—   Recent Whitepapers   â—   Podcasts 1. UnitedHealth exec pay: 3 things to know about 2019's highest-compensated leaders Full story 2. HHS language points to ban on surprise billing during pandemic Full story 3. $450B relief…

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UnitedHealth, Humana, other payers expand coverage to 250+ telehealth services | Optum CEO takes leave to help WHO vaccine effort | Texas hospital: Aetna owes $12M in unpaid claims | 5 payer exec moves

     Payer Issues E-Newsletter April 16, 2020 Upcoming Webinars   â—   Recent Whitepapers   â—   Podcasts 1. UnitedHealth posts $3.4B profit; Optum CEO to take leave of absence Full story 2. The telehealth services Aetna, UnitedHealthcare & more payers are covering during…

CMS pitches 3 payment rules, delays emergency care model + releases cost-sharing rules | UnitedHealth earnings to shed first light on COVID-19 effects | Blue Shield of Calif. unit to acquire 2,700-physician group | Molina won't buy Medicaid plan

     Payer Issues E-Newsletter April 14, 2020 Upcoming Webinars   â—   Recent Whitepapers   â—   Podcasts 1. CMS pitches 3 payment rules for 2021: 5 things to know Full story 2. UnitedHealth earnings to shed first light on COVID-19's financial effects Full…

UnitedHealth, CMS accelerate billions in provider payments | 9 national COVID-19 updates | UnitedHealth, Cigna accused of underpaying behavioral health claims | New COVID-19 peak dates in each state | Uninsured COVID-19 hospital costs could top $41B

     Payer Issues E-Newsletter April 9, 2020 Upcoming Webinars   â—   Recent Whitepapers   â—   Podcasts 1. UnitedHealth fast-tracks $2B in payments to providers Full story 2. CMS will speed $34B in payments to hospitals Full story 3. National PPE stockpile…

Final Medicare Advantage rates: 5 things to know | 6 national COVID-19 updates | Blue Shield of Calif. to help hospitals get cash | Premium increases likely as pandemic costs mount: analysis | State-by-state prediction of insurance losses due to COVID-19

     Payer Issues E-Newsletter April 7, 2020 Upcoming Webinars   â—   Recent Whitepapers   â—   Podcasts 1. CMS finalizes 2021 Medicare Advantage rates: 5 things to know Full story 2. White House taps 3M for 166M face masks; Fauci 'cautiously optimistic'…

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