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UnitedHealth feud pushes 17,500 Fla. hospital patients out of network | Oral arguments in ACA challenge start July 9 | 5 quotes from Express Scripts tech chief on $67B Cigna deal | Ex-Optum VP to lead urinalysis startup

July 8, 2019 Baptist Health hospital, UnitedHealthcare split leaves 17,500 patients in limbo Full story Express Scripts tech chief: 5 quotes on $67B Cigna deal Full story Court challenge to invalidate ACA: 7 things to know before…

BCBS of Ariz. CMO on greatest challenge facing payer execs | UPMC Children's confirms 12 MRSA cases | 22 hospital + 16 payer exec moves | 5 states ask to join CVS-Aetna hearing

July 3, 2019 BCBS of Arizona CMO on greatest challenges facing health insurer execs Full story 10 updates on UnitedHealth Group Full story HCA acquires 24 urgent care centers Full story How Mercy Health – St.…

17 execs on the future of the payer-provider relationship | SF hospital CEO resigns amid patient abuse scandal | Piedmont launches pay-upfront policy | Medicare outpatient claims-processing changes delayed

July 2, 2019 Where is the payer-provider relationship headed? 17 healthcare execs weigh in Full story UnitedHealth invests $8M in HBCUs to fund data science initiative Full story San Francisco hospital CEO resigns amid patient abuse scandal…

BCBS of Mich. launches Medicare venture | UnitedHealthcare CEO to retire: 5 notes | 5 things driving 2020 premium rates | UnitedHealth, Anthem, Humana shares up after Democratic debates

July 1, 2019 BCBS of Michigan creates new Medicare business Full story Kamala Harris walks back comments on eliminating all private insurance Full story Healthcare stocks rise after Democratic debates Full story How to overcome increases…

UnitedHealth buys tech firm targeted by feds | Payer stocks hit by Trump exec order | Ariz. Medicaid now pays for Lyft rides | Tufts Health Plan to pay members to find cheaper providers

June 26, 2019 UnitedHealth acquires PatientsLikeMe after Trump administration demands health-tech start-up to get majority investor Full story Physicians 'inundated' with questions after UPMC-Highmark breakthrough, broker says Full story Hospital reimbursement rate is about 134% of what…

BCBS of Minn. buys stake in hospital's 20 clinics | Trump's order on healthcare costs: 7 notes | Blame insurers for surprise bills, 81% of Americans say in poll | Ky. hospital sued after workers' health plan axed

June 25, 2019 Trump demands transparency on healthcare costs: 7 things to know Full story BCBS of Minnesota buys joint ownership of hospital's 20 clinics Full story Centene, WellCare shareholders approve merger deal Full story To…

UPMC, Highmark strike 10-year contract | Supreme Court to hear $12B ACA insurance dispute | Hacienda HealthCare to lose Medicaid funding | UnitedHealth to buy payments firm for $3.2B

June 24, 2019 UPMC enters unprecedented 10-year contract with Highmark Full story 11 Medicare Advantage plans, ranked by members Full story Supreme Court to hear $12B ACA insurance funding dispute Full story To learn how Cleveland…

Cigna CEO: Public-private partnerships more promising than 'Medicare for All' | UnitedHealth gets conditional FTC approval to buy DaVita physicians | Hospital readmission costs for 18 diagnoses | Insurers launch SDOH project

June 20, 2019 Cigna CEO David Cordani: Public-private partnerships hold more promise than 'Medicare for All' Full story FTC gives conditional OK of UnitedHealth's $4.3B acquisition of DaVita physicians group Full story Trump kicks off 2020 run:…

Mount Carmel's Medicare contract still at risk | BCBS of Mass. CEO: 30M uninsured is 'morally, politically and economically unacceptable' | Centene, WellCare get key endorsement | 5 things to know about Humana Radio, streaming to 50,000 employees

June 19, 2019 Mount Carmel's pharmacy services in compliance after patient deaths, but Medicare contract still at risk Full story Hospitals ready for risk-based contracts, 72% of finance execs say Full story BCBS of Massachusetts CEO: 30…

GOP voters understand 'Medicare for All' better than Dems, poll finds | UnitedHealth rejects claim review in mental health case | 10 best children's hospitals: US News | CMS wants to update Medicare Part D's e-prescribing standards

June 18, 2019 Poll: Republican voters understand 'Medicare for All' better than Democrats Full story UnitedHealth fights retroactive claim review in mental health coverage case Full story UNC Children's to suspend some heart surgeries amid investigations Full…