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More Aetna layoffs | Feds pitch No Surprises changes | CMS: Payers to lose $1B+ over Bright, Friday exits | Walkouts could surprise CVS, Walgreens today | 10 UnitedHealth updates

October 30, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Aetna plans another round of layoffs Full story 2. CMS' CFO on the agency's 'true north star' Full story 3. Feds float No Surprises Act changes Full story 4. Patients won't tolerate confusing payment…

Former MA exec charged in fraud scheme | Most profitable BCBS companies | Humana's CMO on health literacy | UHS CEO: Insurers increasingly aggressive | Highest-paying healthcare jobs

October 27, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Former Medicare Advantage executive charged in multimillion-dollar fraud scheme Full story 2. Humana CMO: Why every employee is trained on health literacy Full story 3. Most profitable BCBS companies in 1st half of 2023…

Payer-provider contract fights flare up | Judge upholds BCBS antitrust settlement | Feds to appeal another No Surprises ruling | HDHP growth slows | 15 MA updates

October 26, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Payer-provider contract fights increasingly enter the spotlight Full story 2. Judge upholds BCBS companies' antitrust settlement Full story 3. Medicare Advantage in the headlines: 15 recent updates Full story 4. Prisma Health +…

Cigna cuts jobs | BCBS plans ranked by revenue | 8 provider purchases by payers | 15 Optum exec departures this year | ACOs with biggest cost savings

October 25, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Cigna reduces workforce Full story 2. BCBS companies ranked by total revenue in first half of 2023 Full story 3. 8 providers being acquired by payers Full story 4. Payers are stuck in…

Centene profits down 36% | Largest payer in each state | Why 1 payer CEO calls MA an unlevel playing field | Optum expanding in Wash. | Trinity investing 'aggressively' in MA

October 24, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Centene posts $469 million profit in Q3 Full story 2. The largest commercial payer in each state Full story 3. Why Medicare Advantage is an unlevel playing field, according to 1 payer CEO…

Top MA plan in each state | BCBS NC to buy urgent care clinics | Hospitals stop covering weight loss drugs | Payers decry mental health parity rules | Inside Elevance's rebrand

October 23, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. The best Medicare Advantage insurer in every state, per US News Full story 2. BCBS North Carolina to purchase more than 50 FastMed urgent care clinics Full story 3. Minnesota system latest to…

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…