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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…

HCSC eyes Cigna's MA business | UnitedHealth's 5 growth priorities | NC Medicaid expansion begins | Bill Gates predicts 3-day workweek | 15 exec moves in November

December 1, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. HCSC eyeing Cigna's Medicare Advantage business: Report Full story 2. UnitedHealthcare updates home health prior authorization review process Full story 3. Medicaid expansion begins in North Carolina Full story 4. Achieving adequate reimbursement doesn't…

Cigna, Humana 'in talks' to merge | UnitedHealth projects $400B year-end revenue | Why BCBS Ariz. wants to look like Kaiser | CMS cuts improper Medicaid payments | BCBS Mich. inks tentative deal after strike

November 30, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Cigna, Humana 'in talks' to merge Full story 2. Why BCBS Arizona wants to look more like Kaiser Full story 3. UnitedHealth Group projects $400B in 2024 revenue Full story 4. Claim denials keep…

Optum has 90K physicians | Trump vows to replace ACA | Bipartisan anger grows over MA denials | CVS sues US over denied tax deductions | Amazon's pay for 17 healthcare jobs

November 29, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Optum now has 90,000 physicians Full story 2. Trump renews push to replace Affordable Care Act Full story 3. Bipartisan anger over Medicare Advantage denials on the rise Full story 4. Payers can't afford…