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Centene's revenue climbs nearly 10% | Los Angeles hospital to close, lay off 638 employees | Aetna to spin off life, disability business for $1.45B | Insurers' No. 1 worry right now: Consumer confusion

October 24, 2017 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Centene revenue rises nearly 10%; profits beat analyst estimates Full story 2. Los Angeles hospital to close, lay off 638 employees Full story 3. 69% of metro areas have…

UnitedHealth revenue up 9%, but offset by ACA exchange exit | How Pioneer, Next Gen ACOs fared in 2016 | Mississippi hospital will charge $200 upfront fee for nonurgent ED visits | 4 things to know about the health insurance industry

October 17, 2017 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Mississippi hospital will charge $200 upfront fee for nonurgent ED visits Full story 2. UnitedHealth reports 9% increase in Q3 revenues, offset by ACA exchange exit Full story…

Hartford HealthCare sues Anthem over emergency services reimbursement arrangement | BCBS subsidiary issues layoffs | Physician assistant median salary for all 50 states | Judge tosses lawsuit accusing UnitedHealth of overbilling Medicare

October 10, 2017 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Hartford HealthCare sues Anthem over emergency services reimbursement arrangement Full story 2. Physician assistant median salary for all 50 states Full story 3. Las Vegas hospital: Donations to help…

5 CHS hospitals lose in-network status from Independence Blue Cross in Tower Health deal | Anthem exec to helm Optima Health | Tennessee hospital closes after falling 94% short of GoFundMe goal | 17 health plans ranked by consumer experience

October 3, 2017 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. 5 CHS hospitals lose in-network status from Independence Blue Cross in Tower Health deal Full story 2. Tennessee hospital closes after falling 94% short of GoFundMe goal Full…

Humana launches early retirement program | Anthem's new outpatient imaging policy at odds with promoting quality, critics say | Wisconsin health system blames Cerner software for $16M in losses | 112 physician leaders to know

September 26, 2017 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Humana to offer older employees early retirement Full story 2. Graham-Cassidy has changed in the past 72 hours: 5 things to know Full story 3. Critics argue Anthem’s new…

Aetna, Vanderbilt Health launch ACO product | 10 states with the highest, lowest uninsured rate | CHI's operating loss swells to $585.2M in FY 2017 | Centene to absorb Fidelis in $3.75B deal

September 19, 2017 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. CHI’s operating loss swells to $585.2M in FY 2017 Full story 2. Vanderbilt Health, Aetna launch ACO health plan: 3 things to know Full story 3. 5 states…

Cutting cost-sharing reductions may inflate uninsured by 9.4M | Missouri hospital at risk of losing Medicare funding | 3 M&A trends in the payer services market | BCBS of Louisiana CMO on his leap from emergency medicine, health IT to payer leadership

September 12, 2017 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. BCBS of Alabama hit with $8M penalty for charging unapproved rates Full story 2. Missouri hospital at risk of losing Medicare funding Full story 3. 5 states with…

Humana to lay off 180 | 6 payer exec moves | Tenet to replace CEO Trevor Fetter, 'refresh' board and adopt poison pill | 35 ways to help Harvey recovery

September 5, 2017 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Trump administration cuts ACA advertising budget by 90% for 2018 Full story 2. Analysis: UnitedHealth reflects 70% of successful business deals among US managed care providers Full story 3. Tenet…

Optum buys Advisory Board's healthcare arm in $1.3B deal | Northwell Health to shut down insurance business | How Texas hospitals are faring amid Hurricane Harvey's catastrophic flooding | 7 ways insurers are countering the opioid epidemic

August 29, 2017 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Advisory Board sells healthcare arm to Optum in $1.3B deal Full story 2. Anthem changes coverage policy for MRIs, CT scans at hospitals Full story 3. How Texas hospitals…

'Project X': Boston's $16M effort to woo Aetna | Mission Health: BCBS' removal of providers from online directory 'overt and senseless action' | Tenet board upheaval could lead to activist campaign | 110 ACOs to know

August 22, 2017 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. ‘Project X’: Boston’s $16M effort to attract Aetna Full story 2. Tenet board upheaval could lead to activist campaign Full story 3. Deloitte: Many states establishing Medicaid APMs, but few…