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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…

Kaiser, Molina cut jobs | Oscar reports 1st profit | 5 MA updates | Aetna settles LGBTQ+ fertility lawsuit | 10 best states for healthcare

May 7, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Kaiser laying off 76 in California Full story 2. Molina outsourcing 52 jobs at headquarters Full story 3. 10 best states for healthcare: US News Full story 4. Coordinated care is integral to value-based…

MA extras on the chopping block | Payers ranked by Q1 medical loss ratios | Steward files for bankruptcy | Senator calls for MultiPlan probe | Optum seeks clawbacks from social workers

May 6, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Medicare Advantage extras on the chopping block in 2025 Full story 2. Steward files for bankruptcy Full story 3. Payers ranked by medical loss ratios in Q1 Full story 4. Wellstar is easing access…

Payers' Q1 revenue, profit | 9 payer M&A updates | Cigna: More employers covering weight loss drugs | DACA recipients eligible for ACA coverage | Premera taps chief medical officer

May 3, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Payers' Q1 revenue, profit Full story 2. 9 payer M&A updates Full story 3. Cigna: More employers covering weight loss drugs Full story 4. 2 NewYork-Presbyterian clinics cut wait times 17% with a new…

Crisis of your creating': UnitedHealth CEO rebuked by lawmakers | Cigna posts $277M Q1 loss | CVS' new MA strategy | CommonSpirit, Anthem split | Another system partners with Cost Plus

May 2, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. 'A crisis of your creating': UnitedHealth CEO grilled by Congress on cyberattack Full story 2. CVS plans 'margins over membership' Medicare Advantage strategy Full story 3. Cigna posts $277M loss in Q1, raises 2024…

UnitedHealth, Walmart MA plan discontinued | CVS cuts earnings guidance on rising MA costs | Who OK'd decision to pay Change ransom | MultiPlan faces another lawsuit | 10 payer exec moves in April

May 1, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. UnitedHealth, Walmart halt shared Medicare Advantage plan Full story 2. MultiPlan faces another price-fixing lawsuit Full story 3. UnitedHealth CEO: Decision to pay Change ransom was mine Full story 4. Inadequate professional development pushes…