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Optum Health pivots amid MA changes | Consumers happier with insurers than hospitals | CMS axes Ill. Part D plan | Wash. fines UnitedHealth | 13 payer exec moves

October 20, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Medicare Advantage changes force Optum Health to pivot Full story 2. Consumers are happier with health insurers than hospitals Full story 3. Washington state fines UnitedHealthcare for mental health parity violations Full story…

Optum Insight CEO exits | Hospitals sour on MA | Commercial premiums surge | Elevance faces $500M hit over star ratings | Top payers for customer satisfaction

October 19, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Optum Insight CEO out, replacement named Full story 2. Hospitals sour on Medicare Advantage: 8 things to know Full story 3. Employer health insurance premiums surge: 5 new findings Full story 4. Discover…

Elevance profits down 20% | 50 MA plans below 3 stars | Highmark to 'transform' with Google's generative AI | Physician charged in Aetna, Premera fraud scheme | Walgreens, Alignment launch MA plan

October 18, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Elevance Health posts $1.3B profit in Q3 Full story 2. 50 Medicare Advantage plans rated below 3 stars Full story 3. Highmark Health to 'transform' payer, provider sides with Google's generative AI Full…

5-star MA plans in '24 | Optum Insight revenue up 35% | MA ratings up for CVS, down at Elevance | CFOs eye Zelle, Venmo | 11 recent UnitedHealth departures

October 17, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. 31 5-star Medicare Advantage plans | 2024 Full story 2. Revenue from Optum's data arm jumps 35% after Change Healthcare purchase Full story 3. CVS improves Medicare Advantage star ratings, Elevance sees drop…

MA star ratings decline | UnitedHealth wants cheaper Ozempic | Medicare open enrollment begins: 5 changes | 2 Centene leaders depart | CVS CFO takes leave

October 16, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Fewer Medicare Advantage plans snag 5-star ratings for 2024 Full story 2. UnitedHealth wants to make weight loss drugs cheaper Full story 3. What's new for Medicare open enrollment in 2023: 5 notes…

UnitedHealth posts $5.8B Q3 profit | Kaiser reaches $200M behavioral settlement | Feds to limit predictive tools for MA | 29 ways payers can boost equity | 10 MA updates

October 13, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. UnitedHealth Group posts $5.8B profit in Q3 Full story 2. Feds to limit predictive tools for Medicare Advantage Full story 3. Kaiser Permanente reaches $200M settlement over behavioral health access Full story 4.…

Elevance cuts jobs | Envision plans its comeback | Meet Humana's next CEO | 10 biggest markets for MA ads | NC's unique Medicaid challenge

October 12, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Elevance Health cuts jobs as company confirms 'changes' Full story 2. Envision reorganizes, plans to emerge from bankruptcy in October Full story 3. 5 things to know about Humana's next CEO Full story…

New CEOs at Humana, Walgreens | BCBS Mich, Vt. affiliation cleared | Will employers squeeze hospitals? | Kaiser on alert for 2nd strike | 6 health systems launching MA plans

October 11, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Envision CEO will be Humana's next top exec Full story 2. Walgreens taps Cigna exec as CEO Full story 3. BCBS Michigan, Vermont receive green light for affiliation Full story 4. Most insurers aren't taking advantage of a key resource to…

Kaiser cuts jobs in Calif. | How UnitedHealth lowered employer costs by 15% | The 'wild west' of MA | Mark Cuban racks up collaborators | GLP-1 coverage could double in '24

October 10, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. How UnitedHealthcare cut employers' healthcare costs by 15% Full story 2. Kaiser cuts dozens of jobs in California Full story 3. The 'wild west' of Medicare Advantage, and how to fix it Full story 4. 1 in 5 women are mistreated…

Optum, Uber partner | Calif. takes step toward universal coverage | UnitedHealth taps exchange CEO | Ore. system drops some MA plans | Walmart: Ozempic causing less food buying

October 9, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Optum, Uber partner Full story 2. California takes step toward universal healthcare coverage Full story 3. UnitedHealthcare names CEO for exchange plans Full story 4. Septic shock patients' survival rate falls 7.6% for every hour antibiotics are delayed. This tool can…