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Centene posts 88% ACA growth | Humana leaving HQ | 1 payer's strategy as hospitals side eye MA | J&J accused of health plan mismanagement | Cano files for bankruptcy

February 6, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Centene records 88% marketplace enrollment growth in 2023 Full story 2. Humana to close its Louisville headquarters Full story 3. Inside 1 payer's strategy as hospitals become 'more discerning' about Medicare Advantage Full story…

Medica cuts jobs; employee arrested | Cigna CEO: Medicare still attractive | Dignity, BCBS Ariz. split | Healthcare job growth at 32-yr. high | Optum didn't build hospitals – it hired their staff

February 5, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Campus evacuated, employee arrested during Medica layoffs Full story 2. Cigna CEO: Medicare still an attractive market Full story 3. Optum didn't build hospitals — it hired their employees Full story 4. MA plans are…

5 payers cutting jobs | Optum, Allina partner | Cigna posts $1B Q4 profit | Rising MA use could boost hospital margins | La. physicians oppose Elevance-BCBS deal

February 2, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Cigna posts $1B profit in Q4 Full story 2. Optum to hire 2,000 Allina employees, inks RCM partnership Full story 3. 5 payers cutting jobs Full story 4. Star ratings can make or break growth.…

CMS pitches MA cuts | Optum shutters behavioral clinics | Cigna's new path for M&A | The most 'overrated' CEOs | 6 most admired payers: Fortune

February 1, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. CMS proposes Medicare Advantage rate cut Full story 2. Cigna's Medicare sale 'clears path' for M&A Full story 3. Optum shutters eating disorder clinics Full story 4. Health systems are falling short on revenue…

Cigna, HCSC ink $3.3B Medicare deal | Walgreens cuts more corporate jobs | States ranked by ACA growth in '24 | 61 senators to CMS: Don't change MA | 30 recent payer exec moves

January 31, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Cigna to sell Medicare business to HCSC for $3.3B Full story 2. States ranked by ACA enrollment growth in 2024 Full story 3. Walgreens to lay off more corporate staff Full story 4. What…

Calif. insurers increase office security | Sachin Jain: 5 ways to improve MA | Best payers for workplace diversity | Remote workers laid off more, analysis finds | Lawmakers urge MA overpayment action

January 30, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Kaiser Permanente, Blue Shield of California up office security amid crime concerns Full story 2. Dr. Sachin Jain: 5 fixes for Medicare Advantage Full story 3. Layoffs hit remote workers harder, analysis finds Full…

Has MA lost its luster? | A flurry of prior auth reform bills | Medical Mutual to buy Ohio insurer | The hottest new role in corporate America | NC state plan drops weight loss drugs

January 29, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Has Medicare Advantage lost its luster? Full story 2. Flurry of prior authorization reform bills introduced at state level Full story 3. Medical Mutual to buy ProMedica's insurance business Full story 4. MA plans are…

CMS wants MA transparency | BCBS NC can challenge Aetna's state contract win | NJ reforms prior auth | HDHP growth stalls | Amazon CEO: Healthcare is 'just kind of nutty'

January 26, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. CMS looks to tackle Medicare Advantage's 'black box' Full story 2. BCBS North Carolina's challenge for $17.5B state contract can continue, judge rules Full story 3. New Jersey signs prior authorization reform bill into…

Humana posts $541M Q4 loss | Tyson drops CVS Caremark | UnitedHealth launches vendor network | Price transparency company raises $30M | Inside Amazon's healthcare vision

January 25, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Unprecedented Medicare Advantage costs drive steep Q4 loss for Humana Full story 2. UnitedHealthcare launches new vendor hub for employers Full story 3. Tyson replaces CVS with PBM Rightway for most employees Full story 4. Providers…

Elevance posts Q4 earnings, projects flat MA growth | Healthcare CEO pay returns to the Hill | 4 prior auth updates | Optum launches telehealth service | 10 recent billing fraud cases

January 24, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Elevance projects flat Medicare Advantage membership in 2024, posts Q4 earnings Full story 2. 4 prior authorization updates Full story 3. New bill takes aim at worker-CEO pay gaps Full story 4. MA plans…