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The 2019 Medicare plans with 5 stars | CMS to terminate Texas hospital's Medicare contract | Kaiser pins $65M loss in Colo. on 'unfair business practices' | 1,299 providers to join BPCI Advanced

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ October 11, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. The 2019 Medicare plans with 5 stars Full story 2. Kaiser blames ‘unfair business practices’ for $65M loss in Colorado in 3 years Full story 3. Sen. Grassley…

Walmart, GM should be 'wake-up call' for insurers | Struggling Okla. hospital solicits donation from country music star | Hear Katie Couric at Becker's 10th Annual Hospital Review Meeting | Trump's short-term health plans are here

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ October 9, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Walmart, GM should be ‘wake-up call’ for private insurers Full story 2. Hospitals in Indianapolis overcharge insurers, study suggests Full story 3. Struggling Oklahoma hospital solicits donation from…

Walmart is changing how we pay for healthcare | $20K: The average yearly premium for families | EEOC sues Saint Thomas Health over mandatory flu shot policy | UPMC, Highmark face off over out-of-network prepayment rule

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ October 4, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. $20K: The average yearly premium for family with job-based insurance Full story 2. Envision launches campaign to end ‘surprise’ bills amid UnitedHealthcare fight Full story 3. EEOC sues…

HCA, BCBS of Ga. break ties | Calif. hospital operator enters bankruptcy after Anthem sues | Join Lloyd Dean and Michael Dowling at Becker's 10th Annual Meeting | Meet Cigna-Express Scripts' executive team

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ October 2, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. California hospital operator enters bankruptcy after Anthem sues Full story 2. Police fatally shoot man in Orlando hospital Full story 3. Medicare Advantage organizations overturned 75% of their…

Aetna to sell Medicare Part D business | CMS miscalculated MIPS payments | CHS subsidiary to pay $262M to settle fraud probe | NYC Health + Hospitals seeks $40.1M from UnitedHealthcare

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ September 27, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Aetna to sell Medicare Part D business to WellCare: 6 notes 2. BCBS of Michigan to pay members up to $550 for healthcare shopping Full story 3. CMS…

UnitedHealth warns hospitals about Envision contracts | 19 hospital, health system exec moves | Hear 80 CEOs and 50 CFOs speak at Becker's 7th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable | 47 top-rated commercial health plans

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ September 25, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Patient’s $7,800 ED bill reaches California Supreme Court Full story 2. UnitedHealth warns hospitals it may drop Envision ER physicians from network Full story 3. 19 latest hospital,…

How hospitals' contracts with insurers block cost-cutting efforts | 8 payer lawsuits | Cyberattack forces Ind. hospital to cancel surgeries, divert ambulances | Can patients with HSAs deduct new Apple Watch as medical device? Not yet

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ September 20, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. How hospitals’ contracts with insurers block cost-cutting efforts Full story 2. Cyberattack forces Indiana hospital to cancel elective surgeries, divert ambulances Full story 3. Physician sentenced to 5…

What $52B Cigna-Express Scripts deal means for healthcare | Zuckerberg to tackle disease with $13B Facebook stock sale | Join keynotes Hillary Clinton, Theo Epstein at Becker's 7th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable | Partners settles deceptive billing case

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ September 18, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Cigna, Express Scripts merger cleared by Justice Department Full story 2. What $52B Cigna-Express Scripts deal means for healthcare Full story 3. Mark Zuckerberg to sell $13B in…

Netflix co-founder to healthcare execs: Grow 'tolerance of risk' | UnitedHealthcare, Humana CEOs unload millions in stock | Pharma CEO: 400% price hike for generic drug 'moral requirement' | N.Y. hospital says patient kept its $1.5M insurance payment

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ September 13, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. BCBS, Humana rank highest among consumers Full story 2. 400% price hike for generic drug a ‘moral requirement,’ Missouri pharma CEO says Full story 3. Humana CEO unloads…

Premera Blue Cross accused of destroying evidence in data breach case | CVS-Aetna, Cigna-Express Scripts deals set for approval | Apple is hiring for its health business | CMS erroneously sends termination letters to 38K+ BCBS Medicare members

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ September 6, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Georgia physician allegedly submitted 4,500 false claims for unnecessary lead poisoning treatments Full story 2. Premera Blue Cross accused of destroying evidence in data breach case Full story…