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BCBSNC adds Atrium, Novant to risk-based network | KKR wants to buy Walgreens | Ore. insurer barred from expanding into Portland | CareFirst BCBS defrauded by broker

Payer Issues E-Newsletter November 13, 2019 1. Atrium, Novant sign value-based agreement with BCBS of North Carolina Full story 2. Oregon regulators bar Trillium from expanding into Portland Full story 3. Ascension leader shares 8 reactions to reports…

UnitedHealth picks Optum CEO as president | Hospitals overbilled Medicare $54M for patient transfers, OIG finds | Average hospital expenses per inpatient day across 50 states | Florida Blue alerts members of data breach

Payer Issues E-Newsletter November 12, 2019 1. UnitedHealth names Optum CEO to group president role Full story 2. OIG: Hospitals overbilled Medicare $54.4M for patient transfers Full story 3. Private Medicare enrollment for 7 commercial payers Full story…

UnitedHealth sued again over mental health coverage | Kaiser Permanente CEO dies | BCBS of Ill. begins Chicago expansion | Banner-University Health Plans CEO: 360-degree view of patient possible with new tool

Payer Issues E-Newsletter November 11, 2019 1. Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard J. Tyson dies Full story 2. UnitedHealth hit with another lawsuit over mental health coverage Full story 3. BCBS of Illinois breaks ground on Chicago expansion Full…

10 cities with highest, lowest uninsured rates | HealthPartners to lay off 300 | Humana's job cuts to cost $46M | Payers aren't on 'dark side' — great care needs strong payer-provider relationships

Payer Issues E-Newsletter November 7, 2019 1. 10 major cities with the highest, lowest uninsured rates Full story 2. Ex-CEO sentenced to prison in billing fraud case involving California clinics Full story 3. HealthPartners to close all retail…

Fla. safety-net system bets on upgrades to lure insured | Kaiser CEO: Warren's 'Medicare for All' plan would mean layoffs | Aetna boosts CVS Q3 profit by 10% | CMS finalizes home health, kidney payment rules: 14 notes

Payer Issues E-Newsletter November 6, 2019 1. Some Kaiser employees would lose jobs under Warren's 'Medicare for All' plan, CEO Bernard Tyson says Full story 2. Miami safety-net health system hopes upgrades will draw insured patients Full story…

UnitedHealth expands housing program | CMS: Serious deficiencies found at MD Anderson | Kaiser health plan can't stop Hawaii system from balance billing | Ind. suspends Medicaid work rules

Payer Issues E-Newsletter November 5, 2019 1. Serious deficiencies uncovered at MD Anderson Cancer Center, CMS report reveals Full story 2. UnitedHealth expanding housing program to 30 markets by early 2020 Full story 3. Kaiser can't stop Hawaii…

Haven tests health plan | 9 notes on CMS' final outpatient, physician payment rules | Warren's 'Medicare for All' funding plan: 8 takeaways | Resignation of BCBS of NC CEO was 'wrong message' on mental health: viewpoint

Payer Issues E-Newsletter November 4, 2019 1. Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan tests new employee health plan in some states Full story 2. CMS' final outpatient, physician payment rules for 2020: 9 things to know Full story 3. Warren's 'Medicare for All'…

Molina loses Texas Medicaid contract | Iowa physician accused of filing 89 fraudulent Medicare, Medicaid claims | 15 payer exec moves | Cigna, WellCare see profits balloon

Payer Issues E-Newsletter October 31, 2019 1. Molina Healthcare loses Texas Medicaid contract Full story 2. Iowa physician accused of filing 89 fraudulent Medicare, Medicaid claims Full story 3. WellCare boosts membership, profits ahead of Centene deal Full story 4.…

Insurers denied physician career-saving treatment, lawsuit says | 1,500+ hospitals to see payment boosts under VBP program | Walgreens to close 160 in-store clinics | Molina's profits slip

Payer Issues E-Newsletter October 30, 2019 1. U of Mississippi Medical physician sues insurers for denying cancer treatment Full story 2. More than 1,500 hospitals to see increased payments under Value-based Purchasing Program Full story 3. CMS considers…

Humana to lay off 800+ workers | Mastercard eyes payers in new healthcare push | UnitedHealth helps lift S&P 500 to record high | Blue Shield partners with Dignity, startup for billing pilot

Payer Issues E-Newsletter October 29, 2019 1. UnitedHealth helps lift S&P 500 to record high Full story 2. Humana to lay off 800+ employees Full story 3. Highmark-UPMC skirmish opened doors in Pittsburgh's private Medicare market Full story 4. How much does your hospital…