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Texas physician: BCBS' out-of-network ER policy will 'kill people' | UnitedHealthcare's bundled payment program cuts readmissions 22% | New York hospital reportedly pays CEO $660k to 'disappear' | Bon Secours, VCU Health partner for 4 ACA marketplace plans

Texas physician: BCBS’ out-of-network ER policy will ‘kill people’ | UnitedHealthcare’s bundled payment program cuts readmissions 22% | New York hospital reportedly pays CEO $660k to ‘disappear’ | Bon Secours, VCU Health partner for 4 ACA marketplace plans ? ?…

How Aetna, Anthem, Cigna, Humana and UnitedHealth fared in Q1 | Texas hospital to close | Join 210+ hospital and health system speakers at Becker's Health IT + Revenue Cycle conference | Partners explores merger with 1.2M-member health plan

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ May 8, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Partners HealthCare, 1.2M-member health plan considering merger Full story 2. Cigna CEO: Express Scripts deal leaves very little overlap for antitrust argument Full story 3. Texas hospital to…

Humana's profit down 56%; Cigna's up 53% | Augusta Health CEO: Anthem is trying to strong-arm independent physicians | Hear Peyton Manning and Venus Williams at Becker's Health IT + Revenue Cycle Conference | California hospital to close, lay off 200 employees

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ May 3, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Augusta Health CEO: Anthem is trying to strong-arm independent physicians Full story 2. 100 great hospitals in America | 2018 Full story 3. California hospital to close by…

Aetna's net income swings to $1.2B | Humana divests 2 business lines to Texas insurer | Jury awards former Cleveland Clinic physician $28M+ in age discrimination case | Cigna CEO: 4 reasons we want to buy a PBM

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ May 1, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Aetna’s Q1 net income swings to $1.2B without Humana merger costs Full story 2. Jury awards $28M+ to 77-year-old former Cleveland Clinic physician alleging age discrimination led to…

Anthem profits up 30% despite 1M drop in enrollment | CMS releases 2019 IPPS proposed rule: 10 things to know | BCBS of Texas may bill patients in full for nonemergent use of out-of-network ED | Humana to pay hospitals based on quality improvement

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ April 26, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. CMS releases 2019 IPPS proposed rule: 10 things to know Full story 2. DOJ requests information from Cigna, Express Scripts as merger review continues Full story 3.…

Humana, 2 equity firms to acquire hospice operator for $1.4B | Penn State Hershey drops 2,100 neurology patients | Hear Cleveland Clinic CIO Ed Marx and 260+ speakers at Becker's Health IT + Revenue Cycle conference | HCA TriStar, BCBS dispute generates $14M in balance bills

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ April 24, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Humana, 2 equity firms to acquire hospice operator Curo Health for $1.4B: 6 things to know Full story 2. Penn State Hershey drops 2,100 neurology patients Full…

CMS terminates Kansas hospital's Medicare billing privileges | Piedmont, BCBS reach agreement after state ultimatum | DOJ to probe Cigna-Express Scripts deal | Aetna reorganizes business; will hire 250 in Mass.

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ April 19, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. CMS terminates Kansas hospital’s Medicare billing privileges: 5 things to know Full story 2. Piedmont, BCBS shake hands on agreement after state ultimatum Full story 3. 30…

UnitedHealth profit jumps 30.6% | Henry Ford Health System's income dragged down by Epic implementation, labor costs | Join 78 CEOs and 22 CFOs from hospitals at Becker's 7th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable | Georgia governor threatens executive action in BCBS-Piedmont dispute

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ April 17, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Amazon drops plan to become a major pharmaceutical distributor: 7 things to know Full story 2. UnitedHealth’s Q1 profit jumps 30.6%: 4 takeaways Full story 3. Henry…

UnitedHealthcare dumps Envision contract | 150 top places to work in healthcare | Humana acquires Florida physician practice | Why Anthem could benefit from sitting out of health insurance deals

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ April 12, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Aetna paid CEO $18.8M in 2017 following 45% annual increase in share price Full story 2. UnitedHealthcare dumps Envision contract: 4 things to know Full story 3.…

With 8k more physicians than Kaiser, Optum is 'scaring the crap out of hospitals' | 5 changes under HHS' final payment rule | Join Kevin O'Leary and Alexa von Tobel at Becker's Health IT + Clinical Leadership conference | Judge: The way BCBS plans operate could automatically violate antitrust law

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ April 10, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Essential benefits, individual mandate & more: 5 changes under HHS’ final 2019 Payment Notice Rule Full story 2. With 8k more physicians than Kaiser, Optum is ‘scaring…