November 14, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Tenet, Cigna hit contract snag for Memphis hospitals: 6 things to know Full story 2. UnitedHealth exec’s husband to settle insider trading allegations for $140K Full story 3.…
Payer Issues
November 13, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Oscar Health sues Florida Blue over ‘monopolistic’ insurance broker policy Full story 2. Humana’s CMO, chief HR officer sell millions in shares Full story 3. This family only…
November 12, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. HHS to launch new mandatory bundled payment models: 4 things to know Full story 2. CMS proposes changes to managed Medicaid, CHIP: 7 things to know Full story 3.…
November 8, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Healthcare stocks surge after midterms; Humana hits all-time high Full story 2. Healthcare CEOs made $4.6M on average in 2017 Full story 3. Quorum Health sees net loss double,…
November 7, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. CVS to debut more health services after Aetna deal Full story 2. Utah, Idaho, Nebraska voters approve Medicaid expansion Full story 3. Operator of 14 long-term care hospitals files…
November 6, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. FTC: Florida company made $100M selling fake insurance Full story 2. 9 physician specialties see jump in compensation Full story 3. 4 states to vote on Medicaid expansion…
November 5, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. BCBS of Massachusetts improperly denied mental health claims, class-action suit says Full story 2. AHA says payer consolidation, not hospital prices, raises healthcare costs Full story 3. CMS’…
November 1, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. CMS says it will recoup $1B in improper Medicare payments by 2020 Full story 2. UnitedHealth, CVS, Express Scripts, Prime must face lawsuit over EpiPen prices Full story…
October 31, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. HCA hospitals win $150M in arbitration against Aetna Full story 2. Prices vary within hospitals: Why patients should price shop payers Full story 3. Ochsner Health, Walmart to…
October 30, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Alaska hospital may lose its Medicare funding over deficient pharmacy practices Full story 2. UPMC physician among 11 killed in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting Full story 3. Utah insurer…
