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Hospitals' MA issue hits inflection point | Payer outlook clouded by rising Medicare use | 5 M&A updates | BCBS Mass. raising primary care rates | 150 top places to work in healthcare

April 9, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Hospitals' Medicare Advantage problem hits an inflection point Full story 2. 5 payer M&A updates Full story 3. 3 things to know about UnitedHealthcare's new Medicare president Full story 4. Outsmart healthcare goliaths —…

Hackers claim to get CVS, CMS data in Change hack | Aetna, Dignity cut ties | 3 Optum M&A updates | 2 Neb. hospitals abruptly close | 10 MA updates

April 8, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Hackers claim to obtain CVS, Medicare data in Change hack Full story 2. Aetna, Dignity cut ties across California, Arizona, Nevada Full story 3. UnitedHealthcare's fastest growing commercial plan: 10 numbers to know Full…

CMS posts MA final rule | UnitedHealth shifts execs | Mark Cuban, CVS exec joust | Why one payer CEO feels good about MA rates | Walmart Health expands in Texas

April 5, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. CMS finalizes 2025 Medicare Advantage rule: 11 key updates Full story 2. 7 recent UnitedHealth leadership moves Full story 3. CVS Caremark leader jabs Cost Plus Drugs; Mark Cuban responds Full story 4. Low…

UnitedHealth, Aetna name Medicare leaders | Where MA utilization is rising most | Aetna, Horizon snag NJ state contracts | Point32Health to make prior auth cuts | 8 best healthcare companies to work for

April 4, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. UnitedHealthcare names Medicare president Full story 2. Healthcare services ranked by Medicare Advantage utilization increases Full story 3. Aetna, Horizon BCBS snag New Jersey state employee benefits contracts Full story 4. Amid post-pandemic Medicaid…

Why MA rates don't mirror rising costs | Risant buys Geisinger | CMS finalizes ACA network rules | BCBS to face Ford antitrust claims | 35 billionaires in US healthcare

April 3, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Why higher Medicare Advantage utilization wasn't reflected in 2025 rates Full story 2. CMS finalizes marketplace network rules: 5 things to know Full story 3. Risant Health seals Geisinger acquisition Full story 4. Outsmart…

CMS posts MA rates | Elevance's 5 highest-earners | Home Depot wants $2.7B BCBS settlement blocked | 1 year of Medicaid redeterminations | 5 things to know about UnitedHealth's new president

April 2, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. CMS finalizes 2025 Medicare Advantage rates Full story 2. Elevance Health's 5 highest-earning executives in 2023 Full story 3. Home Depot asks Supreme Court to rule on $2.7B BCBS antitrust settlement Full story 4.…

Lawmakers set hearing with UnitedHealth CEO | Trump: 'I'm not running to terminate the ACA' | Centene's 5 highest-earners | 6 most innovative insurers: Fortune | 10 recent payer exec moves

April 1, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Lawmakers set date for UnitedHealth CEO hearing Full story 2. Trump: 'I'm not running to terminate the ACA' Full story 3. Centene's 5 highest-earning executives in 2023 Full story 4. Only 7% of payer…

UnitedHealth names president | Elevance, Kaiser, CVS to cover Wegovy | 32 docs leave Optum-owned group | The $5 Ozempic debate | Q&A with Aetna's chief medical officer

March 29, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. UnitedHealth Group names president Full story 2. Elevance, Kaiser, CVS Medicare plans will cover Wegovy in certain cases Full story 3. 32 physicians leave Optum-owned medical group in 2 years Full story 4. New cancer…

Feds offer $10M for intel on Change hack | Biden takes aim at junk plans | Payers' membership mix | Why Blue Shield of Calif. partners with Big Tech | MA plan facing termination challenges CMS

March 28, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Largest payers' membership mix Full story 2. U.S. offers $10M reward for information on Change hack Full story 3. Biden cracks down on junk health plans Full story 4. Regional health plans have unique…

Optum to buy Steward physician group | Medicare weight loss drug spending skyrockets | Overturned claims denials by payer type | 6 payers among top-rated workplaces | 5 BCBS updates

March 27, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Steward to sell 'highly desired' physician group to Optum Full story 2. Percentage of initial claims denials overturned, by payer type Full story 3. Medicare spending on weight loss drugs through the roof Full…