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…
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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.…
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…
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…
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…
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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…
October 6, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. OIG: Aetna received estimated $25.5M in Medicare Advantage overpayments Full story 2. Why BCBS Michigan is cutting 20% of prior authorization requirements Full story 3. Novant Health lays off 160, including managers Full…
October 5, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Lawmakers want feds to 'carefully scrutinize' UnitedHealth's Amedisys acquisition Full story 2. 75,000+ Kaiser workers begin strike: 8 things to know Full story 3. Optum inks operational partnership with Wisconsin health system, will…
October 4, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Indiana drops Molina from $3.8B Medicaid long-term services contract Full story 2. UnitedHealthcare enhances its UCard for 2024: 4 updates Full story 3. The state of Medicare Advantage in 2023: 12 notes Full story 4. Healthcare is in its consumer-centric era.…
October 3, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Where 8 payers are expanding Medicare Advantage in 2024 Full story 2. Labor unions renew legal fight against BCBS Massachusetts over alleged overpayments Full story 3. Instacart, Alignment to launch co-branded Medicare Advantage plan Full story 4. Most insurers aren't…