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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…

CMS will cancel major bundled payment initiatives | 23 payers proposing double-digit premium hikes | Deadline to price ACA marketplace plans delayed 3 weeks | Aetna may offer customers Apple Watches

August 15, 2017 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. CMS will cancel major bundled payment initiatives Full story 2. Health insurer stock report: Week of Aug. 7-11 Full story 3. 10 Medicare Advantage plans ranked by member…

Molina owed $52M in risk corridors payments | 5 latest payer, provider contract disputes, resolutions | CMS to punish more than 2.5k hospitals for 30-day readmissions | How Aetna, Anthem, Cigna, Humana and UnitedHealth performed in Q2

August 8, 2017 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. CMS to punish more than 2.5k hospitals for 30-day readmissions: 7 things to know Full story 2. Feds owe Molina $52M in risk corridors payments, judge says Full story…

Anthem email breach hits 18k members | 18 payer-provider disputes, resolutions | Man accused of killing physician over botched prostate surgery 21 years prior | 15 key dates for 2018 open enrollment

August 1, 2017 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Anthem: 18k customers affected in email breach Full story 2. Man accused of killing physician over botched prostate surgery 21 years prior Full story 3. Centene records 49% jump in net…