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Ohio insurer drops CVS Caremark | OptumRx: 5 costly drugs to watch | Hear 215+ execs speak at Becker's Health IT + Revenue Cycle conference | McConnell to AHA: 'Medicare for All' is bad for your hospitals

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ April 9, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Ohio insurer drops CVS Caremark for Express Scripts Full story 2. Texas Health Resources, AbbVie top Fortune’s ‘Best Places to Work in Healthcare and Biopharma’ Full story 3. PBMs…

BCBS to open clinics | Healthcare exec convicted in $1.3B fraud case | Pa. woman denied coverage for sepsis-related foot amputation | Judge to hear critics of CVS-Aetna settlement

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ April 8, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Florida healthcare exec convicted in $1.3B fraud case Full story 2. BCBS of Texas to open primary care clinics: 5 things to know Full story 3. 105-year-old Ohio hospital…

Duke Health, BCBS of NC launch insurer | Cigna-Express Scripts cap out-of-pocket insulin costs | Optum-owned pharmacy to close Houston sites | Average prices higher for outpatient healthcare, study finds

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ April 3, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Duke Health, BCBS of North Carolina launch insurance company Full story 2. Former hospital exec sues Tenet, claims retaliation for reporting unnecessary surgeries Full story 3. Bundled billing not…

UnitedHealth: Quality payments not to blame for Iowa Medicaid split | CMS finalizes Medicare Advantage, Part D rules | Lawsuit alleges Calif. hospital secretly recorded 1,800 patients | 10 most stressed states

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ April 2, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. CMS finalizes Medicare Advantage, Part D payment policies: 4 things to know Full story 2. UnitedHealthcare denies quality payments spurred Iowa Medicaid split Full story 3. CHS to sell…

UnitedHealth abruptly exits Iowa's Medicaid program | 8 states with most, least surprise out-of-network bills | Webinar: Identify the weak points in your regional communication system | Ill. sues to reverse $145M in Medicaid repayments

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ April 1, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Missouri hospital struggles to regain Medicare contract due to two-night rule Full story 2. Judge blocks Trump’s association health plan rule: 5 things to know Full story 3. UnitedHealthcare…

Medicaid work requirements struck down | CVS, Humana could lose out in Centene-WellCare deal | Insurer Clover Health to cut 140 tech jobs | 6 updates on payer-provider relations

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ March 28, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Judge strikes down Medicaid work requirements: 5 things to know Full story 2. New York hospital ousts interim CEO after 7 months Full story 3. Pennsylvania hospitals join UPMC…

Centene to buy WellCare | Detroit hospital's Medicare funding in jeopardy | UnitedHealth invests $400M+ in housing | Medical billing could be ripe opportunity for Apple

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ March 27, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. UnitedHealth invests $400M+ in affordable housing Full story 2. Centene to buy WellCare in deal valued at $17.3B Full story 3. Physicians sue Tenet, Detroit Medical Center, allege cost-cutting…

Health insurer with largest employer market share in each state | DOJ supports striking entire ACA | Join 215+ execs at Becker's Health IT + Revenue Cycle conference | 5 payer execs on industry's biggest challenges

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ March 26, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. MedStar will pay $35M to settle kickback allegations Full story 2. DOJ supports striking entire ACA: 5 things to know Full story 3. 5 healthiest communities in 2019, ranked…

UPMC: Pa. AG working in Highmark's interest, not public's | 117 hospitals drop out of BPCI Advanced | 3 largest payers held 80% of market in 2015-16 | UnitedHealth rebates employers $146M

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ March 25, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. 117 hospitals drop out of BPCI Advanced: 5 things to know Full story 2. The health insurer with largest individual market share in each state Full story 3. CEO…

Humana to expand primary care network | Vanderbilt hit with $25.5M suit over wrong-site surgery | Aetna to close another prescription delivery hub | How states are using Medicare rates to rein in hospital payments

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ March 21, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Humana to expand primary care network Full story 2. The unhealthiest county in each US state Full story 3. Medicaid work requirements aren’t increasing number of job seekers, analysis…