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Insurers shield their execs | Anthem walks back controversial anesthesia policy | RFK Jr. and 'MAHA': 6 notes | Calif. payer taps Centene exec as CEO | 10 providers seeking payer talent

December 6, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Insurers bolster executive security in wake of UnitedHealth attack Full story 2. Anthem walks back anesthesia coverage policy after backlash Full story 3. Make America Healthy Again: 6 healthcare positions of RFK Jr. Full…

UnitedHealthcare CEO killed: New updates | C-suite security comes into focus | BCBS Michigan facing negative outlook | Change readies for cyberattack settlement | Sutter Health Plan taps CEO

December 5, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. New updates: UnitedHealthcare CEO shot and killed in New York City Full story 2. Healthcare leaders remember Brian Thompson Full story 3. 'A wake up call': C-suite security comes into focus Full story 4. 57% of members…

UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot | How one program saved an insurer $20M | Priority Health closes on purchase of Ind. payer | Largest commercial payer in every state | Ozempic gets cheaper

December 4, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. UnitedHealthcare CEO shot and killed in New York City Full story 2. How one program saved an insurer $20M Full story 3. Priority Health closes on purchase of Indiana payer Full story 4. Healthcare…

CMS boosts MA star ratings | Humana names CFO | How much insurers pay for GLP-1s | Financial ties cloud Dr. Oz nomination | Oscar backs ICHRA startup

December 3, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. CMS ups UnitedHealth, Centene star ratings after court challenges Full story 2. Humana names new CFO Full story 3. How much insurers pay for weight loss drugs Full story 4. Lee Health and WakeMed…

Another Aetna fraud scheme | VillageMD CEO exits | Mich. system shutters health plan | UPMC losses driven by insurance pressures | Ill. eyes insurers' AI use

December 2, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Aetna employee sentenced to 5 years for claims fraud Full story 2. VillageMD's CEO exits Full story 3. Michigan Medicine shutters health plan Full story 4. Rare diseases can be hard to identify. Discover…

More Aetna layoffs | 8 systems ditching health plans | Minn. AG: Humana spread MA 'misinformation' | What the insurance commissioners are talking about | 18 payer exec moves

November 29, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Humana spread Medicare Advantage 'misinformation,' Minnesota AG alleges Full story 2. Aetna to lay off 42 Full story 3. 8 health systems ditching their health plans Full story 4. 6 themes that emerged from Becker's Fall…

CMS floats MA, GLP-1 changes | Payers respond to CMS proposal | CareSource closes senior care deal | States ranked by '25 MA offerings | Best changes 5 payer execs made in '24

November 27, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. CMS pitches major Medicare Advantage changes: 10 notes Full story 2. Payer group 'deeply concerned' by Medicare weight loss drug coverage proposal Full story 3. The best changes 5 payer executives made in 2024 Full…

Biden pitches Medicare coverage for GLP-1s | Baystate selling insurance business to Point32Health | Medicaid under Trump: 5 notes | Least competitive MA markets | Highmark posts $529M profit in '24

November 26, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Biden administration proposes Medicare coverage for weight loss drugs: 10 things to know Full story 2. Massachusetts regulators approve sale of health system's insurance subsidiary Full story 3. What a 2nd Trump administration could…

UnitedHealth beats CMS | Trump picks more healthcare leaders | 12 recently fined payers | The largest MA insurer by state | RFK Jr. eyes Medicare physician pay reform

November 25, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. UnitedHealthcare beats CMS in Medicare Advantage star ratings lawsuit Full story 2. 12 payers recently fined by states Full story 3. The largest Medicare Advantage insurer by state Full story 4. Overheard from Banner|Aetna,…

Dr. Oz and MA: 5 notes | Another ERISA data transparency lawsuit | PBMs sue FTC | States with least competitive commercial markets | 12 UnitedHealth updates

November 21, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Dr. Oz on Medicare Advantage: 5 things to know Full story 2. 'A fox in the henhouse': Owens & Minor sues Anthem in latest data transparency lawsuit Full story 3. 5 benefits Medicare Advantage…