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CMS backs down from stars challenge | Elevance eyes more M&A | Change hack impact grows | Cigna names chief medical officer | Humana, Mercy partner on clinics

January 27, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. CMS withdraws appeal in UnitedHealth star ratings challenge Full story 2. Elevance eyes 'many areas of interest' in acquisitions Full story 3. Change Healthcare ups data breach estimate to 190 million people Full story…

UnitedHealthcare names CEO | 2026 MA rates 'inadequate': Elevance | Inside Fla. Blue's oncology model | 5 insurers cutting jobs | 10 providers seeking payer talent

January 24, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. UnitedHealthcare names new CEO Full story 2. 2026 Medicare Advantage rates 'inadequate,' Elevance execs say Full story 3. 5 payers cutting jobs | 2025 Full story 4. AI scribes are changing the game in…

CMS appeals UnitedHealth's MA star ratings win | Elevance posts $6B profit in '24 | Ark. BCBS reportedly eyeing merger | Kaiser taps regional leaders | HHS halts external communications

January 23, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. CMS appeals decision in UnitedHealth star ratings challenge Full story 2. Elevance posts $6B profit in 2024 Full story 3. Kaiser taps 2 regional health plan presidents Full story 4. Hospitals are missing out…

Payer execs' leadership tips for '25 | UnitedHealth's plan to defend its PBM | Texas bill eyes AI-based denials | States renew push for Medicaid work rules | 10 payers fined by states

January 22, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. How 23 payer executives are becoming better leaders this year Full story 2. UnitedHealth's plan to defend its PBM: 5 things to know Full story 3. 10 payers recently fined by states Full story…

CMS issues 7 Medicare fines | Trump's first-day healthcare moves | Care costs rise for UnitedHealth | BCBS Mich. offers worker buyouts | GLP-1s linked to broad health benefits

January 21, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. President Trump's 1st-day healthcare moves: 7 things to know Full story 2. CMS issues flurry of Medicare fines to payers Full story 3. Care costs keep climbing for UnitedHealth Full story 4. An essential guide…

Optum's consumer count drops | Health plan sale collapses | UnitedHealth CEO: Healthcare has to be better | Medicare to negotiate GLP-1 prices | Why not tie Medicare payments to inflation?

January 17, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. UnitedHealth Group CEO: Healthcare has to 'function better' Full story 2. Medicare to negotiate prices for GLP-1s Full story 3. Why Optum's consumer count dropped by 4 million Full story 4. Get a look inside the…

UnitedHealth profit dips | Trump's plans for HHS: 13 knowns | Change reaches milestone in breach response | Clover, Alignment grow MA enrollment | Top-paying healthcare jobs in '25

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…

MA stars lawsuits pile up | PBMs inflate specialty costs: FTC | HHS walks back OTC birth control proposal | Blues plans lead $40M funding round for tech platform | Trump eyes 3 health policy leaders

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…

Feds greenlight Nev. public option | CMS to implement tougher ACA broker rules | Why 5 BCBS plans restructured | Anthem pledges $10M in wildfire support | Home health sees strong growth

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…

CMS pitches MA pay hike | SCOTUS to hear ACA preventive care case | UnitedHealth wants Amedisys challenge tossed | Public health emergency declared over LA fires | Best payers for LGBTQ employees

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…