February 14, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. Payers ranked by 2024 profits Full story 2. 'Very much in flux': UnitedHealthcare's data-driven approach to obesity care Full story 3. 8 payers cutting jobs Full story 4. An essential guide for health plans to…
Payer Issues
February 13, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. RFK Jr. confirmed as HHS secretary Full story 2. CVS working 'tirelessly' to improve Aetna: 7 notes Full story 3. Humana's No. 1 Medicare Advantage priority: 5 notes Full story 4. What's ahead for…
February 12, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. CVS Health posts $4.6B profit in 2024 Full story 2. North Carolina fines UnitedHealthcare $3.4M for balance billing issues Full story 3. Why a California Medicaid plan is turning to the ACA marketplace Full…
February 11, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. Humana posts $693M loss in Q4 Full story 2. UnitedHealth to pay $20M to settle emergency claims lawsuit from Labor Department Full story 3. Payers brush off Medicaid cut threats Full story 4. Prepayment…
February 10, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. UnitedHealth asks regulators to exclude shareholder proposals on prior authorizations, denied claims Full story 2. Former Humana CEO named board advisor for AI health company Full story 3. Federal Medicaid work requirement bill introduced:…
February 7, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. Elevance to buy Google parent's insurance business Full story 2. The prior authorization reform push continues Full story 3. 'A scary time right now': Inside UPMC's Medicaid contingency plan Full story 4. Banner|Aetna, Cigna…
February 6, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. UnitedHealth reports investor who suggested SEC investigate profits Full story 2. DOGE probes CMS for Medicare, Medicaid fraud: WSJ Full story 3. The 10 best payer tools, per KLAS Full story 4. What's ahead…
February 5, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. Cigna links executive pay to customer satisfaction: 5 notes Full story 2. Oscar taps Kaiser leader as insurance president, posts first annual profit Full story 3. Judge upholds court win for BCBS Tennessee employee…
February 4, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. RFK Jr. clears first HHS nomination hurdle Full story 2. Centene posts $3.3B profit in 2024 Full story 3. Musk's DOGE sets sights on Medicaid: New York Times Full story 4. Genetic testing delays…
February 3, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. Medicare Advantage insurers ranked by prior authorization denial rates Full story 2. Executive moves, acquisitions and more: 13 BCBS updates Full story 3. 5 recent UnitedHealth settlements Full story 4. Resolving the tug-of-war between virtual…
