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7 payers cutting jobs | Hackers claim massive data haul in Change attack | Humana's highest-earning execs | Are 8 a.m. meetings back? | 10 states that could see largest MA cuts in '25

February 29, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. 7 payers cutting jobs Full story 2. Change Healthcare confirms ransomware attack, hackers claim massive data haul Full story 3. 10 states that could see largest Medicare Advantage cuts in 2025 Full story 4.…

UnitedHeath faces antitrust probe | AHA: Change attack will hurt hospital finances, credit neutral for UnitedHealth | CareSource to acquire ACA co-op | Hospital CFOs 'cautiously optimistic' on 2-midnight rule | 3 recent MA studies

February 28, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Justice Department begins antitrust investigation into UnitedHealth Full story 2. AHA says Change Healthcare attack will impact hospital finances Full story 3. UnitedHealth Group cybersecurity incident not expected to affect ratings: Fitch, Moody's Full…

Ransomware gang behind Change attack: Report | MA members could see $396 cut in '25 | Elevance to launch weight management program | The best changes made this year | Walmart prefers these hospitals for workers

February 27, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Ransomware gang behind Change Healthcare attack: Report Full story 2. Medicare Advantage members could see $396 benefit cut in 2025 Full story 3. The best changes 32 healthcare leaders made this year Full story…

Anthem 'massively screwed up' MA contract: NH official | Change Healthcare hack fallout continues | 5 payer execs among the most influential CEOs | What Ozempic and layoffs have in common | Single payer still a tough sell

February 26, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Anthem under fire for 'massively screwed-up' MA contract implementation Full story 2. 'An attack on the entire sector': Fallout from Change Healthcare hack continues Full story 3. 5 payer leaders among world’s most influential…

'Nation-state' suspected in Change outage | CMS wants staff back in office | MA members report more care delays | 7 payer M&A updates | Will health insurance have a climate change problem?

February 23, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. UnitedHealth suspects 'nation-state' behind Change outage: 7 things to know Full story 2. CMS tells employees to come back to the office Full story 3. Medicare Advantage enrollees report more prior authorization delays: Survey Full…

Berwick: Hospital-MA fights signal 'broken system' | Optum's Change Healthcare hit by cyberattack | Ill. vows to ban behavioral prior auth | Ind. system drops Aetna, Humana MA | Who is winning surprise billing disputes?

February 22, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Former CMS administrator: Hospital-Medicare Advantage tensions 'a manifestation of an underlying broken system' Full story 2. Optum's Change Healthcare hit by cyberattack Full story 3. Illinois vows to ban prior authorization for behavioral health…

Inside Aetna's major MA growth | Tide turns on healthcare megadeals | 5 BCBS updates | Why 4 systems outsourced to Optum | Friday Health collapse spurs Colo. legislation

February 21, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. What's behind Aetna's industry-leading Medicare Advantage growth? Full story 2. The tide is turning on healthcare megamergers Full story 3. Blue Cross Blue Shield in the headlines: 5 updates Full story 4. What are…

The changing insurance workplace | Employers' waning hesitancy on weight loss drugs | 3 ended Optum contracts | 350 payer execs on top industry challenges | Americans overdo 'alone time'

February 20, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. As workers stay remote, insurers are leaving headquarters behind Full story 2. 3 recently ended Optum contracts Full story 3. Employers' waning hesitancy over weight loss drugs Full story 4. Five top payment integrity…

Health systems ditch health plans | UnitedHealth names COO | Q&A with CareFirst's CEO | No Surprises disputes 13x higher than estimated | Payers ranked by '23 Medicaid losses

February 19, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Some health systems ditch their health plans Full story 2. UnitedHealthcare names chief operating officer Full story 3. 'One of the challenges is ubiquity': How CareFirst's CEO is driving local healthcare on the national…

Another state drops Optum | Mass. system to sell insurance arm | 'Unique implications' of MA for rural hospitals | Cigna to buy back $3.2B in stock | Payers ranked by total members

February 16, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. 'Has just failed to deliver': Maryland drops Optum, awards $340M behavioral contract to Elevance Full story 2. Baystate Health to sell insurance subsidiary Full story 3. Payers ranked by total membership in 2023 Full story…