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Payers 'hitting snooze' on 2-midnight rule | Another MA star ratings challenge | 11 providers sold to payers | CMS lifts suspension for UnitedHealth MA plan | Sanford, Marshfield health plans to combine

October 24, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Some payers are 'hitting the snooze button' on 2-midnight rule: Report Full story 2. 1 phone call cost Centene $73 million, lawsuit alleges Full story 3. CMS lifts enrollment suspension on UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage…

UnitedHealth settles with Labor Dept. | Ex-Humana CEO joins venture firm | Elevance sells Fla. medical centers | Change's plan to win back business | Colo. launches price transparency site

October 23, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Labor Department, UnitedHealth settle alleged emergency claims issues Full story 2. Former Humana CEO joins venture capital firm Full story 3. Elevance sells Florida medical centers Full story 4. How 2 systems tackled patient…

Layoffs at Elevance | Election looms over Cigna-Humana talks | Blue Shield Calif., Salesforce partner on prior auth | Health systems take over Optum clinics | 10 BCBS updates

October 22, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Elevance to lay off 123 in California Full story 2. Election outcome key for potential Humana-Cigna merger: Report Full story 3. Blue Shield of California, Salesforce partner on prior authorization Full story 4. Transform…

Cigna, Humana resume merger talks | More MA star challenges | Elevance to buy home health company | Biden pitches mandatory OTC birth control coverage | The days of FFS 'running out'

October 21, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Cigna, Humana resume merger talks: Bloomberg Full story 2. More payers challenge Medicare Advantage star ratings Full story 3. Elevance to buy home health company CareBridge Full story 4. Intelligent automation can help payers…

CVS ousts CEO | Senate slams MA denials: 10 notes | Elevance's 'unprecedented' Medicaid challenges | UnitedHealth sees rising costs from IRA | 50 things to know about Epic

October 18, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. CVS Health ousts CEO, no Aetna leader named Full story 2. Medicare Advantage plans 'intentionally using prior authorization to boost profits': Senate report Full story 3. Elevance faces 'unprecedented' Medicaid challenges: 7 things to…

Elevance trims earnings forecast | Change cyberattack costs near $3B | Best MA plans in each state | Aetna launches deductible-free plan | UnitedHealth: Healthiest states for women, children

October 17, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Elevance posts $1B profit in Q3, lowers earnings forecast Full story 2. Change Healthcare cyberattack costs to reach $2.87B Full story 3. Best Medicare Advantage plan companies in each state: US News Full story…

UnitedHealth wants 'less abrasion' with hospitals | Best MA plans for '25: US News | SCAN adds ex-Disney CEO | The case for pharma transformation leaders | 9 payers snag Mich. D-SNP contracts

October 16, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. UnitedHealth seeks 'less abrasion' with hospitals Full story 2. Best Medicare Advantage plans for 2025: US News Full story 3. Best Medicare Part D plans for 2025: US News Full story 4. Intelligent automation…

Medicare annual enrollment begins: 10 notes | BCBS reaches $2.8B antitrust settlement | UnitedHealth posts $6.1B Q3 profit | Humana to buy Fla. med group | More layoffs at Kaiser

October 15, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. BCBS reaches record antitrust settlement for $2.8B Full story 2. Medicare annual enrollment begins: 10 notes Full story 3. UnitedHealth posts $6.1B profit in Q3 Full story 4. Financial losses due to healthcare fraud…

Payers ranked by MA star ratings | Blue Shield Calif. lays off workers | 24 MA plans rated 3 stars or less | UPMC Health Plan names CEO | CVS exits infusion services

October 14, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Payers ranked by average Medicare Advantage star ratings | 2025 Full story 2. Layoffs at Blue Shield of California Full story 3. 24 Medicare Advantage plans rated below 3-stars | 2025 Full story 4. The…

Medicare Advantage star ratings dip | 14-hospital system splits with UnitedHealth | 7 5-star MA plans | FTC's new merger rules: 9 things to know | Hospitals sick of MA fights

October 11, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Medicare Advantage star ratings decline: 5 things to know Full story 2. 14-hospital system splits with UnitedHealthcare Full story 3. 7 5-star Medicare Advantage plans | 2025 Full story 4. Stay on top of…