January 16, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. UnitedHealth profit falls to $14.4B in 2024 Full story 2. Trump's plans for HHS: 13 knowns Full story 3. Change Healthcare reaches milestone in breach response Full story 4. Payer marketing secrets: Funnel strategies…
Payer Issues
January 15, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. Lawsuits over Medicare Advantage star ratings pile up Full story 2. FTC finds top 3 PBMs inflated drug prices by $7.3B Full story 3. HHS walks back proposal requiring insurers to cover over-the-counter birth…
January 14, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. Nevada receives federal approval for public insurance option Full story 2. Why these 5 BCBS companies restructured Full story 3. CMS to implement tougher rules for ACA exchange brokers: 5 things to know Full…
January 13, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. CMS proposes $21B payment increase for Medicare Advantage in 2026: 10 notes Full story 2. Supreme Court to hear ACA preventive care coverage case Full story 3. UnitedHealth asks judge to dismiss challenge to…
January 10, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. Activist shareholders press UnitedHealth on delayed, denied care Full story 2. Arkansas BCBS to lay off 75 Full story 3. 7 payers among the top employers for remote jobs | 2025 Full story 4.…
January 9, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. Healthcare contends with aftermath of UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing: 5 updates Full story 2. Blue Shield of California restructures, names CEO: 5 things to know Full story 3. 7 Medicare Advantage study findings to know…
January 8, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. 3 payer M&A deals start 2025 Full story 2. The first state to cover Ozempic under the ACA Full story 3. BCBS North Carolina, Change Healthcare agree to $1.7M settlement in robocall lawsuit Full story…
January 7, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. Massachusetts court orders UnitedHealth-owned insurers to pay $165M in penalties Full story 2. Aetna hits drugmakers with price-fixing lawsuit Full story 3. BCBS Illinois names new president Full story 4. Automate network monitoring. Strategies…
January 6, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. Former Elevance exec sues over alleged age discrimination Full story 2. California clamps down on AI-based coverage denials Full story 3. Scripps, Anthem network split affects 125,000 Full story 4. Northwestern embedded Microsoft's DAX…
January 3, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. UnitedHealth named world's largest insurer for 10th straight year Full story 2. Florida Blue latest to sue over Medicare Advantage star ratings Full story 3. Sanford, Security Health Plans now under one umbrella Full story…
