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Idaho drops Optum for Centene | Ohio eyes Medicaid work rules | Eli Lilly crowned world's largest healthcare co. | Inside Elevance's suicide reduction program | 10 key Cigna updates in '23

July 6, 2023 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts • MyBHC 1. Idaho drops Optum, awards $1.2 billion behavioral health contract to Centene Full story 2. Ohio seeking Medicaid work requirements Full story 3. Eli Lilly overtakes UnitedHealth Group as world's…

Kraft sues Aetna for claims data | CMS floats home care pay cut | No Ozempic before surgery: New guidance | 10 states with largest employee health plans | 7 prior auth updates in '23

July 5, 2023 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts • MyBHC 1. Kraft Heinz sues Aetna for alleged claims data mismanagement Full story 2. States with the largest employee health plans Full story 3. CMS floats 2.2% cut to home health payments…

What makes the top health plans unique? | 35 exec moves in June | BCBS Assoc. sues company for blue cross logo | Why Oscar posted its AI research | Centene CEO: Behavioral costs rising

July 3, 2023 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts • MyBHC 1. What makes the health plans top-rated by their members unique? 8 executives explain Full story 2. 35 payer exec moves in June Full story 3. BCBS Association sues Texas…

Molina to buy Bright's Calif. MA plan | FTC floats stricter merger reviews | UnitedHealth waives virtual visit costs | BCBS Ariz. launches primary care company | 78 charged in $2.5B fraud scheme

June 30, 2023 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts • MyBHC 1. Molina to acquire Bright Health's Medicare Advantage business in $600M deal Full story 2. Georgia's Medicaid work requirements start July 1: 5 things to know Full story 3. FTC,…

Optum, Virginia Mason partner | States consider Medicaid unwinding pause | 8 Cost Plus Drug Co. moves | The two-midnight rule and MA: 6 notes | Ore. looks to create universal care board

June 29, 2023 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts • MyBHC 1. Optum strikes Medicare Advantage deal with Virginia Mason Full story 2. 8 recent moves from Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs Full story 3. More states could follow Michigan in pausing…

Pickleball: An unlikely threat for insurers | Former Highmark employee accused of HSA theft | Cigna names Medicare leader | 5 recent payer rebrands | 8 key Centene updates in '23

June 28, 2023 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts • MyBHC 1. UnitedHealthcare warned of rising healthcare utilization rates. Is pickleball to blame? Full story 2. Former Highmark employee accused of stealing funds from member's health savings accounts Full story 3. Cigna…

Off-label Ozempic use concerns payers | UnitedHealth's chief growth officer departs | Fitch: Payers to weather rising utilization | Humana expanding CenterWell | 9 prior auth updates

June 27, 2023 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts • MyBHC 1. 65% of health plans 'very concerned' about off-label use of Ozempic, other weight loss drugs Full story 2. 9 prior authorization updates Full story 3. UnitedHealthcare's chief growth officer named…

Optum to buy Amedisys | 8 payers cutting jobs | Elevance names 'food as medicine' director | What to know about NYC's new MA plan | 7 Aetna updates

June 26, 2023 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts • MyBHC 1. Optum to acquire Amedisys Full story 2. 8 payers cutting jobs Full story 3. Percentage of Medicaid recipients disenrolled for procedural reasons in 16 states Full story 4. Leaders from Jefferson…

50 things to know about CVS | Lawmakers want prior auth reform to go further | Friday Health laying off all staff | States with the best healthcare systems | 7 Medicare Advantage updates

June 23, 2023 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts • MyBHC 1. 50 things to know about CVS Health Full story 2. Lawmakers want CMS' prior authorization proposal to go further Full story 3. Friday Health Plans laying off all 300+ employees Full…

Highmark lays off 100+ | UnitedHealth shareholders reject health equity, lobbying proposals | Elevance CEO: Weight loss drug impact unclear | Optum's AI chief departs | 13 recent CMS moves

June 22, 2023 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts • MyBHC 1. UnitedHealth Group shareholders reject health equity audit, political lobbying proposals Full story 2. Highmark lays off 118 Full story 3. UC Davis Health snags Optum's chief AI officer Full story 4. What…