May 29, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. J.D. Power's top-ranked health plans for customer experience Full story 2. AI far from fixing prior authorization, Epic exec says Full story 3. Should health insurance executives take the Hippocratic Oath? Full story 4. AI…
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May 28, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Why these payer CEOs are embracing Medicare Advantage pay cuts Full story 2. A third round of Highmark layoffs Full story 3. Illinois passes prior authorization reform bill Full story 4. Intellectual disability, including ASD…
May 24, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. UnitedHealth acquires 10 Minnesota behavioral health clinics Full story 2. CVS seeks private equity funding to open new Oak Street sites: Bloomberg Full story 3. Blue Cross Blue Shield in the headlines: 10 updates…
May 23, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. UnitedHealth wants Medicare Advantage algorithm denials suit tossed Full story 2. Excellus BCBS parent, New York payer pitch merger Full story 3. US News adds Medicare Advantage data to rankings Full story 4. Hear…
May 22, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. 7 providers being acquired by payers Full story 2. Another state tackles prior authorization Full story 3. 10 payers among Forbes' best employers for new grads Full story 4. Unaddressed behavioral issues are driving…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…