Medicaid work rules start to roll out and Cigna eyes a new strategy for EviCore
May 1, 2026

1. 1st state enacts Medicaid work rules under HR 1: What healthcare leaders need to know Full story

2. Cigna weighs 'strategic alternatives' for prior auth, utilization management subsidiary Full story

3. Most MSK patients start in the wrong place. New data explains why here.

4. UnitedHealth to buy benefits administration platform Alegeus Full story

5. Aetna president joins Health Catalyst's board of directors Full story

 

6. Five themes from the leaders running health plans at Humana, Oscar, Blue Shield of California, Kaiser, Elevance and Highmark — distilled from Becker's Spring Payer Issues Roundtable. Read the Payer Agenda here.

7. 35% of Centene's marketplace enrollment is in bronze plans — but the insurer is still banking on silver Full story

8. BCBS Tennessee posts $168M profit in 2025 Full story

9. Mark Cuban's healthcare playbook, explained Full story

10. Alignment posts $11M profit in Q1 Full story

11. States scramble to submit Medicaid 'provider revalidation' plans to CMS Full story

 

12. When AI guides your members before a clinician does, what's the risk? See here.

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13. Can payer-provider alignment at the point of care become reality? Get answers here.

14. Real-time data exchange is reshaping prior authorization. How leading organizations streamline decisions and compliance here.

15. Health plans are streamlining claim triage and investigation with AI. See how here.

16. Becker’s resources don’t stop here — explore more webinars and whitepapers.

 

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