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…
Payer Issues
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…
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…
March 20, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. IBM director shares insights on Aetna blockchain ecosystem Full story 2. Fake health insurer still charging members millions, FTC says Full story 3. The healthiest county in each US…
March 19, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Aetna to close prescription delivery hub in Florida, cut 106 jobs Full story 2. MedPAC reports to Congress: 8 takeaways Full story 3. Cardiologist’s exit forces Indiana hospital to…
March 18, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Amazon now accepting health savings accounts for medical purchases Full story 2. Anthem, Cigna await court’s decision on multibillion-dollar breakup case Full story 3. 10 most common sentinel events…
March 14, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Democrats investigating insurers’ short-term health plans Full story 2. Bankrupt hospital chain’s plan to offload 5 California clinics faces opposition from Cigna, others Full story 3. Geisinger, Highmark to…
March 13, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Ex-Texas hospital CEO pleads guilty to defrauding 3 major insurers Full story 2. Medicare public option would ‘compound financial stresses’ of hospitals, industry report says Full story 3.…
March 12, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. UnitedHealth will require employers to pass drug rebates to workers Full story 2. Hospitals, insurers poised to challenge Trump’s proposal to disclose negotiated rates Full story 3. New…
March 11, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. CMS terminates Missouri hospital’s Medicare contract Full story 2. BCBS of Michigan pays CEO record compensation Full story 3. Health Care Service Corp. nets $4B in 2018 Full…
