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CMS halts Medicaid unwinding in some states | UnitedHealth names chief physician | 9 highest paid payer CEOs | 100 fittest cities in America, per Elevance | 10 Medicare Advantage updates

July 20, 2023 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts • MyBHC 1. CMS halts Medicaid redeterminations in 'half-dozen states' Full story 2. Former Optum Health CEO transitioning to UnitedHealth Group chief physician role Full story 3. The 9 highest paid CEOs at…

Optum Health taps CEO | Elevance posts $1.9B Q2 profit | How payer exec salaries stack up | Most socially responsible hospital in each state | Calif. Medical Assoc. can sue Aetna, court says

July 19, 2023 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts • MyBHC 1. Elevance Health posts $1.9B profit in Q2 Full story 2. Optum Health taps former CVS exec as CEO Full story 3. How payers' executive compensation stacks up with other…

UnitedHealth expects higher MA costs | 17 payers among best companies for disability inclusion | HCSC boosts prior auth with AI | More than 2M disenrolled from Medicaid | 5 payers entering new markets

July 18, 2023 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts • MyBHC 1. UnitedHealthcare preparing for rising Medicare Advantage costs in 2024 Full story 2. How Health Care Service Corp. made prior authorization 1,400 times faster with AI Full story…

50 things to know about Optum | Is price transparency lowering costs? | CMS floats physician, outpatient rules: 15 notes | 25 payers on Threads | 7 recent exec moves

July 17, 2023 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts • MyBHC 1. 50 things to know about Optum Full story 2. Payers' price transparency data has been available for a year. Is it lowering costs? Full story 3. 7 payer exec moves…

UnitedHealth posts $5.5B Q2 profit | Ozempic demand driving up premiums | CMS pitches price transparency changes | How the 'Amazon effect' is changing the insurance industry | 7 MA updates

July 14, 2023 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts • MyBHC 1. UnitedHealth Group posts $5.5B profit in Q2 Full story 2. Ozempic demand is driving up care costs nationwide Full story 3. CMS considers hospital price, data transparency changes in 2024 Full…

The ongoing BCBS reshuffle explained | Lawmakers push more price transparency bills | Many MA members financially unstable: Humana | Why CVS, Optum spent $17B on home care | Johns Hopkins rebrands insurance plan

July 13, 2023 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts • MyBHC 1. Why Blue Cross Blue Shield companies are reorganizing Full story 2. Many Medicare Advantage beneficiaries report financial instability, food insecurity: Humana report Full story 3. House committee advances price transparency,…

The limit to weight loss drugs, per Prime Therapeutics | Johns Hopkins enacts MyChart fees | What Centene's CEO learned in year 1 | ACA risk adjustment payments on rise | 10 Medicaid updates

July 12, 2023 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts • MyBHC 1. Prime Therapeutics: Majority of patients stop taking weight loss drugs after 1 year Full story 2. What Centene CEO Sarah London learned in her 1st year on the…

Payers pitch rate hikes amid Ozempic spike | The unhealthiest county in each state | Medicaid affected in Anthem, Bon Secours pay fight | CVS-owned pharmacy to lay off 195 | 11 UnitedHealth updates

July 11, 2023 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts • MyBHC 1. Demand for Ozempic contributing to rising premiums in Michigan Full story 2. UnitedHealth Group in the headlines: 11 updates Full story 3. The unhealthiest county in each US state | 2023 Full story…

Employers sue for claims data | 16 payers among nation's 'greatest workplaces' | Judge pauses Aetna's NYC MA plan | Optum Everycare CEO exits | The healthiest county in each state

July 10, 2023 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts • MyBHC 1. Employers are increasingly suing their health plan for claims data Full story 2. Judge temporarily blocks Aetna Medicare Advantage plan for NYC retirees Full story 3. 16 payers among America's…

Biden takes aim at 'junk' plans | FDA clears Leqembi | 6 MA study findings | Ark. systems splits with UnitedHealthcare | 4 Google healthcare job openings

July 7, 2023 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts • MyBHC 1. Biden proposes 'junk' insurance plan crackdown Full story 2. What 6 recent studies found about Medicare Advantage Full story 3. Medicare will cover Alzheimer's drug Leqembi: 5 things to know Full story…