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…
Payer Issues
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
October 10, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. How these insurers landed in the top 0.5% of Medicare Advantage plans Full story 2. Insurers respond to Hurricane Milton: 5 notes Full story 3. Weight loss drug coverage could cost Medicare $35B by 2034,…
October 9, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Duke Health CEO's 'significant concerns' about UnitedHealthcare contract Full story 2. Harris pitches Medicare home care coverage: 3 notes Full story 3. 5 payer M&A updates Full story 4. Simplified data workflows are strengthening…
October 8, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. CVS lays off 400+ at Aetna headquarters Full story 2. Why this CEO is worried about private equity in Medicaid Full story 3. Meet UnitedHealth's executive team Full story 4. A precise differential diagnosis…
October 7, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Judge halts Texas Medicaid shakeup Full story 2. CMS' proposed ACA rules: 10 things to know Full story 3. 22 states where Medicare Advantage offerings are shrinking Full story 4. 'The laws have come so…
