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UnitedHealth failed to disclose antitrust probe: Lawsuit | ACA gains favor | BCBSA: Most GLP-1 users quit before seeing benefits | Vt. enacts prior auth reforms | Optum Rx rolls out new pricing model

May 21, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Lawsuit alleges UnitedHealth failed to disclose antitrust investigation Full story 2. Most weight loss drug users quit before seeing benefits, BCBS Association finds Full story 3. Vermont governor signs prior authorization reform bill Full…

Optum layoffs in Ohio | 10 key questions facing MA | ICHRA growth up nearly 30% | Blue Shield Calif. names president | 17 quick notes on healthcare

May 20, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Optum laying off 129, closing Ohio facility Full story 2. 10 key questions facing Medicare Advantage Full story 3. ICHRA growth up nearly 30% since 2023 Full story 4. Unaddressed behavioral issues are driving…

UnitedHealth beats TeamHealth suit | Neb. system drops MA | GLP-1s poised to bankrupt Medicare, Sanders warns | Optum-Steward deal moves forward | HCSC plans Texas office

May 17, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Nebraska health system dropping all Medicare Advantage plans Full story 2. UnitedHealthcare beats TeamHealth in Oklahoma trial Full story 3. Sanders: Weight loss drugs could bankrupt healthcare system Full story 4. Unaddressed behavioral issues are…

UnitedHealth 'really comfortable' with MA | BCBS Mich. names new CEO | 8 two-midnights updates | 10 top states for commercial rates | CommonSpirit's 'firm stance' on payers

May 16, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. UnitedHealth 'really comfortable' with Medicare Advantage as competitors sweat Full story 2. BCBS Michigan names new CEO Full story 3. 10 states where commercial insurers pay hospitals the highest rates Full story 4. Unaddressed…

CVS could lose 10% of MA members | Layoffs at Texas Children's Health Plan | Minn. fines UnitedHealth over mental health parity | Kan. awards Medicaid contracts | Wegovy's longest trial yet: 2 findings

May 15, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. CVS could lose 10% of its Medicare Advantage members in 2025 Full story 2. Texas Children's Health Plan laying off 'a few hundred' following Medicaid redeterminations Full story 3. Minnesota fines UnitedHealthcare over alleged…

Optum spends $31B on M&A | Humana's new CEO starts in July | Payers spend 254% of Medicare rates: Study | 2-midnight rule may affect 20% of MA patients | Site-neutral payment policies: 20 notes

May 14, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Optum spent $31B on acquisitions in 2 years Full story 2. Private insurers paid hospitals 254% of Medicare rates in 2022: 5 things to know Full story 3. Humana's new CEO to assume top…

CMS extends Medicaid waivers | MultiPlan not changing strategy, CEO says | Inside an MA startup's grassroots approach | Kaiser posts $935M Q1 operating profit | 10 best cities to start a career

May 13, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Inside a fast-growing Medicare Advantage startup's grassroots approach Full story 2. MultiPlan not changing strategy in face of lawsuits, CEO says Full story 3. CMS extends Medicaid waivers to 2025 Full story 4. Discover…

UnitedHealth, Amedisys to sell 100 clinics | 'Ongoing cartel': CHS sues MultiPlan | DOJ forms antitrust task force | What healthcare learned from Change hack | IRS posts HSA, HDHP limits for '25

May 10, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. UnitedHealth offers to divest 100 locations in Amedisys deal: Report Full story 2. CHS sues MultiPlan Full story 3. Justice Department forms healthcare antitrust task force Full story 4. Discover the future of member…

Cigna + Oscar to end | Utah fines UnitedHealth | CVS mental health leader departs | Limiting MA patient surveys could save billions | 8 things to know about GLP-1s

May 9, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Cigna, Oscar Health to shutter small group business Full story 2. Utah fines UnitedHealthcare for selling unapproved health plans Full story 3. Limiting Medicare Advantage patient surveys could save billions: Study Full story 4.…

More Highmark layoffs | Optum's bank: 10 things to know | BCBS La. taps new CEO | Lawmakers want new UnitedHealth probe | Payers ranked by D-SNP members

May 8, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Highmark lays off more employees Full story 2. 10 things to know about Optum's bank Full story 3. BCBS Louisiana names new CEO in wake of failed Elevance deal Full story 4. More financial…