April 12, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. 100 things to know about Blue Cross Blue Shield Full story 2. Elevance Health to acquire New York Medicaid plan Full story 3. CMS pitches inpatient payment rule for 2025: 8 things to know…
Payer Issues
April 11, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. UnitedHealth chairman, executives sold stock before probe became public: Bloomberg Full story 2. VillageMD taps former Centene exec as president Full story 3. Isolated California hospital gets $2M from payer to stave off closure…
April 10, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. 2nd ransomware group reportedly tries to extort Change Healthcare Full story 2. CVS Health’s 5 highest-paid executives in 2023 Full story 3. Investigation reveals UnitedHealth, Cigna, Aetna made millions in fees from out-of-network claims…
April 9, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Hospitals' Medicare Advantage problem hits an inflection point Full story 2. 5 payer M&A updates Full story 3. 3 things to know about UnitedHealthcare's new Medicare president Full story 4. Outsmart healthcare goliaths —…
April 8, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Hackers claim to obtain CVS, Medicare data in Change hack Full story 2. Aetna, Dignity cut ties across California, Arizona, Nevada Full story 3. UnitedHealthcare's fastest growing commercial plan: 10 numbers to know Full…
April 5, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. CMS finalizes 2025 Medicare Advantage rule: 11 key updates Full story 2. 7 recent UnitedHealth leadership moves Full story 3. CVS Caremark leader jabs Cost Plus Drugs; Mark Cuban responds Full story 4. Low…
April 4, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. UnitedHealthcare names Medicare president Full story 2. Healthcare services ranked by Medicare Advantage utilization increases Full story 3. Aetna, Horizon BCBS snag New Jersey state employee benefits contracts Full story 4. Amid post-pandemic Medicaid…
April 3, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Why higher Medicare Advantage utilization wasn't reflected in 2025 rates Full story 2. CMS finalizes marketplace network rules: 5 things to know Full story 3. Risant Health seals Geisinger acquisition Full story 4. Outsmart…
April 2, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. CMS finalizes 2025 Medicare Advantage rates Full story 2. Elevance Health's 5 highest-earning executives in 2023 Full story 3. Home Depot asks Supreme Court to rule on $2.7B BCBS antitrust settlement Full story 4.…
April 1, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Lawmakers set date for UnitedHealth CEO hearing Full story 2. Trump: 'I'm not running to terminate the ACA' Full story 3. Centene's 5 highest-earning executives in 2023 Full story 4. Only 7% of payer…
