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Payer execs hold out hope for ACA subsidies | Trump picks RFK Jr. to lead HHS: 7 notes | CMS: Call centers to have less weight in MA star ratings | Centene names Fla. subsidiary CEO | States ranked by total Part D enrollment

November 15, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Payer executives expect limited change in ACA subsidies Full story 2. CMS official: Call centers will be less important in future Medicare Advantage star ratings Full story 3. Trump picks RFK Jr. as HHS…

Why Elevance cut MA broker pay | BCBS plans lose COVID vaccine lawsuits | Mich. redoing D-SNP contracts | A 2nd Trump admin. takes shape | Medical Mutual names interim CEO

November 14, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Why Elevance Health cut some Medicare Advantage broker commissions Full story 2. Payers confronted by COVID vaccine lawsuits Full story 3. Michigan cancels new D-SNP contracts, reopens bidding Full story 4. The components of…

Centene president to retire | Trump creates dept. of gov. efficiency: 5 notes | 10 providers seeking payer talent | Humana names CHRO | Op-ed: Blue Shield of California's pharma transformation leader

November 13, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Centene president to retire Full story 2. Medicare Advantage plans received $1B for veteran enrollees using no benefits: Study Full story 3. Trump creates department of government efficiency: 5 details Full story 4. 150…

DOJ to sue over UnitedHealth-Amedisys deal | MA plans ramp up lobbying | AMA aims to cut retrospective denials | States ranked by employer-sponsored coverage | 4 hospital CFOs on navigating MA

November 12, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Justice Department to sue UnitedHealth over Amedisys deal: Report Full story 2. Medicare Advantage plans ramp up lobbying efforts Full story 3. AMA aims to cut retrospective denials: 4 things to know Full story…

Cigna halts merger talks | Another BCBS plan loses a vaccine lawsuit | The ACA's future: 17 notes | The payer mix of each state | 3 Ozempic updates

November 11, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Cigna not pursuing Humana merger Full story 2. BCBS Michigan ordered to pay former employee $13M in COVID vaccine lawsuit Full story 3. ACA's future in Trump's 2nd term: 17 things to know Full…

Optum, Aetna to settle 'dummy code' lawsuit | Payers ranked by Q3 MLRs | A 'grassroots' approach to MA marketing | Aetna's new leader: 5 things to know | Astrana to buy Prospect Health Plan

November 8, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Optum, Aetna agree to settle 'dummy code' lawsuit Full story 2. Payers ranked by Q3 MLRs Full story 3. Why a 5-star Medicare Advantage plan takes a 'grassroots' approach to marketing Full story 4.…

Payers' Q3 profits | A 2nd Trump term and MA | Aetna's financial plan: 5 notes | S.D. passes Medicaid work requirements | 7 prior auth updates

November 7, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. What Trump's 2nd term could mean for Medicare Advantage Full story 2. Payers ranked by Q3 profits Full story 3. How CVS Health's new CEO plans to shore up Aetna's finances: 5 notes Full…

CVS names Aetna leader | 7 election healthcare notes | MA stocks soar | Calif. passes permanent MCO tax | 8 recent payer lawsuits | Bariatric operations & GLP-1s: What to know

November 6, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. CVS taps former UnitedHealth exec to lead Aetna, reports Q3 earnings Full story 2. Trump wins election: 7 notes for healthcare leaders Full story 3. Medicare Advantage stocks soar following Trump win Full story…

Payers push into home health | Aetna expands deductible-free plan | BCBS Minn. settles mental health access case | Hospitals slam 'irresponsible' site-neutral plan | 5 healthcare ballot measures

November 5, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Payers push into home health: 5 things to know Full story 2. BCBS Minnesota settles with state over mental health access Full story 3. Aetna targets simplicity with new deductible-free plan Full story 4.…

Elevance sues CMS | UnitedHealth names cyber chief | MA plans cut broker pay | Phoenix Children's, BCBS Ariz. split | CMS drops 3 final payment rules

November 4, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Elevance Health latest insurer to sue over Medicare Advantage star ratings Full story 2. UnitedHealth names new cyber chief Full story 3. Aetna, Elevance, Cigna cut some Medicare Advantage broker payments Full story 4.…