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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…

MA benefits face the chopping block | Payer M&A derails | 5 prior auth updates | Cuban opens shop for hospitals | 6 Ozempic updates

February 15, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Two big payer deals break up Full story 2. Will insurers cut back on Medicare Advantage extras? Full story 3. 5 prior authorization updates Full story 4. Health plan leaders, we want to hear…

2 insurance mergers called off | 2-midnight rule: Hospitals, payers weigh in | 26 payers among nation's best employers | Humana sued over MA 340B payments | 12 UnitedHealth updates

February 14, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. The two-midnight rule and Medicare Advantage: 7 updates Full story 2. BCBS Louisiana, Elevance sale on hold again Full story 3. SCAN, CareOregon call off merger Full story 4. Intellectual disability, including ASD and…