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UnitedHealth, insurers gain $48B on Biden win | Humana launches payment model for SDOH | BCBS of NC net income falls $193M on 'record-high' expenses | CMS may pay hospitals for treating uninsured coronavirus patients

Payer Issues E-Newsletter March 5, 2020 1. UnitedHealth stock has best day in 10 years as health insurance industry gains $48B on Biden win Full story 2. Humana to make value-based payments to Ochsner providers treating social determinants…

BCBS owed $29M from bankrupt Texas system | UnitedHealth plan steers members to Optum physicians: 5 notes | Anthem buys Beacon | OIG tags CHI St. Vincent for improper billing | Amazon, Mich. insurer create storefront

Payer Issues E-Newsletter March 3, 2020 1. Texas health system files for bankruptcy, owes BCBS $29M Full story 2. Supreme Court to hear ACA challenge, likely this fall Full story 3. Cigna to run Houston Methodist's health plan…

CMS revamps quality strategy | Fla. man with 'junk plan' owes thousands after hospital visit for coronavirus symptoms | 26 payer exec moves | 16 'overpaid' healthcare CEOs | Anthem makes AI investment

Payer Issues E-Newsletter February 27, 2020 1. Miami man with 'junk plan' owes thousands after hospital visit for coronavirus symptoms Full story 2. CMS revamps quality strategy: 5 things to know Full story 3. 26 payer exec moves…

Aetna draws criticism for automatic down-codes | UnitedHealth stock has worst day in 9 years | 25 hospital exec moves | Insurer clinics 'very worrisome for hospitals' | Mich. ACO exec sentenced for stealing Medicare bonus

Payer Issues E-Newsletter February 25, 2020 1. UnitedHealth stock has worst day in almost 9 years Full story 2. Aetna draws criticism for automatic down-codes for office visits Full story 3. 25 recent hospital, health system executive moves…

Trump commutes sentence for woman involved in $200M Medicare scheme | Pa. hospital cited over 2nd patient death | Amazon Care goes live | Humana targets provider directories | Medicare Advantage growth among biggest for-profit payers

Payer Issues E-Newsletter February 20, 2020 1. Amazon Care goes live in Seattle: 5 things to know Full story 2. Trump commutes 35-year sentence for woman involved in $200M Medicare fraud scheme Full story 3. Financial updates from…

Optum beats UnitedHealthcare in profit | CEOs of 10 largest payers | Feds: Fla. physician bilked insurers $26M | Mass. hospital's faulty data slashed Medicare payments statewide | 100 CMOs to know

Payer Issues E-Newsletter February 18, 2020 1. How a Massachusetts hospital's faulty data slashed Medicare payments statewide Full story 2. Mayo Clinic medical school accepts 364 students by mistake Full story 3. Meet the CEOs of the 10…

BCBS of Tenn. pharmacy change draws physician backlash | Recession affected insurance CEO pay — here's how | 18 payer exec moves | Self-pay cheaper for childbirth, says woman who now goes uninsured

Payer Issues E-Newsletter February 13, 2020 1. Why physicians are fighting BCBS plan requiring use of mail-order pharmacies Full story 2. For-profit payer stock rising on Sanders' New Hampshire win — Here's why Full story 3. Recession changed…

Trump wants Medicaid, Medicare cuts | Horizon BCBS CEO steps back | Patients face 'retrospective denials': 4 notes | Cigna changes Express Scripts leadership | 7 updates on payer, provider relations

Payer Issues E-Newsletter February 11, 2020 1. Trump budget proposal to cut Medicaid, CDC funding: 5 notes Full story 2. Anthem CEO picks up $2M in stock amid dip Full story 3. Horizon BCBS of New Jersey CEO…

CMS issues new rules for Medicare Advantage | Payers, hospitals set 2-day prior authorization limit | Telemedicine owners charged in $56M Medicare fraud scheme | Percent of federal funds that go to Medicaid in each state

Payer Issues E-Newsletter February 6, 2020 1. CMS releases proposed Medicare Advantage rule: 5 things to know Full story 2. Providers, payers launch national 2-day prior authorization limit Full story 3. Centene delays 2020 forecast because of WellCare…

10 biggest health insurers | CMS cuts payments to 786 hospitals | Walmart Health: 5 notes | Ex-Aetna CEO says he's being pushed off CVS board | 100 hospital CIOs to know

Payer Issues E-Newsletter February 4, 2020 1. 10 largest health insurers Full story 2. United Healthcare notifies nearly 1,000 members of data breach Full story 3. CMS cuts payments to 786 hospitals over high rates of infection, injury…