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The most competitive MA markets | BCBS La.-Elevance deal back on | Payers commit to Biden's AI principles | What 5 Aetna leaders told Becker's in '23 | 26 trends payer execs are watching

December 15, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. The cities with the most competitive Medicare Advantage markets Full story 2. The trends 26 payer executives are watching Full story 3. Elevance Health, BCBS Louisiana acquisition back on Full story 4. Providence Health Plan…

The most competitive commercial markets | 45% of group market can be disrupted: Centene CEO | Healthcare spending hits $4.5 trillion | BCBS Mich. CEO talks 17-year legacy | 19 best-managed healthcare cos.

December 14, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. The cities with the most competitive commercial insurance markets Full story 2. 45% of employer group market can be disrupted, Centene CEO says Full story 3. Labor protest at HHS headquarters ends with 18 arrests…

Humana sued over MA denials | Jury awards ex-Kaiser nurse $41M | The layoff runway lengthens | Optum Rx to launch weight loss program | 7 Medicaid updates

December 13, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Humana used AI tool from UnitedHealth to deny Medicare Advantage claims, lawsuit alleges Full story 2. The layoff runway lengthens Full story 3. Former Kaiser nurse awarded $41M in retaliation lawsuit Full story 4. More…

House passes Lower Costs, More Transparency Act | Kaiser cutting 115 jobs | Cigna still eyeing MA sale | UnitedHealth exec to lead AHIP | 10 Optum updates

December 12, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. House passes the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act Full story 2. Cigna still exploring Medicare Advantage sale: Report Full story 3. Kaiser to cut 115 IT jobs Full story 4. Manual eligibility checks are…

Cigna-Humana merger canceled | How BCBS is using price transparency data | What's blocking the SCAN-CareOregon deal? | Calif. Medicaid overhaul gets mixed reviews | 7 prior auth updates

December 11, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Cigna-Humana merger called off Full story 2. How BCBS plans are putting price transparency data to work Full story 3. 7 prior authorization updates Full story 4. Payers can’t afford to be reactive when…

Is the MA 'gold rush' over? | Biden to beef up M&A reviews | UnitedHealth MA ads labeled 'misleading' | NY weighs noncompete ban | Walmart hires hospital execs

December 8, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Is the Medicare Advantage 'gold rush' over? Full story 2. Biden to beef up healthcare antitrust enforcement Full story 3. Advocacy groups decry UnitedHealth's 'misleading' Medicare Advantage marketing Full story 4. Payer eligibility requirements are…

States eye payers' AI use | GOP wants to take on 'big insurance' | BCBS La., Elevance deal gets more pushback | Aetna's plan to accelerate VBC | 100 hospitals cutting jobs

December 7, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. States ramp up scrutiny of payers' AI use Full story 2. Republican presidential candidates vow to take on 'big insurance' Full story 3. CVS' plan to catch Aetna up to its value-based care competitors…

Cuban's effect on drug pricing | 50 states ranked by health: UnitedHealth | 3 most powerful women in insurance | Leapfrog's 132 top hospitals | Ky. system to drop MA plans

December 6, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. The Mark Cuban effect on payers' drug pricing Full story 2. 3 payer CEOs join Taylor Swift, Oprah on Forbes' most powerful women list Full story 3. 50 states ranked by overall health in 2023,…

CMS may withhold Medicaid funds over unwinding issues | ACA regains attention for '24 election | CVS reboots care delivery strategy | Adventist, Blue Shield of Calif. split | Texas liquidates Bright

December 5, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. CMS cracking down on states' Medicaid redetermination compliance Full story 2. Picking up on ACA challenges, Biden preps healthcare measures Full story 3. Adventist, Blue Shield of California cut ties across 17 hospitals Full story…

UnitedHealth CEO talks MA changes | DeSantis wants to 'supersede Obamacare' | Optum MA outperforms Medicare | Anthem Va., Aledade partner | 30 best payers for LGBTQ employees

December 4, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Medicare Advantage rate changes 'incredibly positive,' UnitedHealth CEO says Full story 2. DeSantis suggests plan to 'supersede' Affordable Care Act Full story 3. 30 payers named among best places to work for LGBTQ equality…