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…
Payer Issues
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…
March 7, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. CMS eyes selling insurance across state lines: 5 things to know Full story 2. 8 recent lawsuits involving payers Full story 3. The 293 hospitals with 5 stars…
March 6, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. UnitedHealth improperly denied mental health claims, judge rules Full story 2. How CHS, Tenet, HCA and UHS fared in Q4 Full story 3. How Dr. Scott Gottlieb’s resignation…
March 5, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Insurer off the hook for California hospital’s $42M false claims settlement Full story 2. Tennessee hospital closes, lays off 146 Full story 3. Patients more likely to ditch…
March 4, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. CMS cuts payments to 800 hospitals for patient safety incidents Full story 2. Best Buy, AmGen, others to offer caregiver benefits Full story 3. UPMC says its Medicare…
February 28, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Payer stocks drop on new ‘Medicare for All’ bill, drug hearings Full story 2. $28 trillion+: The cost of ‘Medicare for All’ over a decade Full story 3.…
February 27, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Senate’s drug price hearing: 6 takeaways Full story 2. Tenet shrinks loss to $5M, plans new $200M cost-cutting drive Full story 3. UnitedHealth, Anthem, Permanente physicians: It’s time…
February 26, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Texas hospital owner convicted in $20M healthcare fraud scheme Full story 2. 2 South Carolina hospitals agree to close, transfer services to new facility Full story 3. Medicare…
February 25, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. UPMC sues Pennsylvania AG, says state can’t interfere in Highmark dispute Full story 2. HCA accused of billing fraud: 3 things to know Full story 3. AHA CEO…
