Another Blues affiliation moves forward and payers join forces with hospitals against CMS pitch

March 18, 2026

1. 11 payers cutting jobs Full story

2. Highmark-BCBS Kansas City affiliation green-lit by Missouri regulators Full story

3. AI is redefining payment integrity. SVP of IT & Dev explores how AI and machine learning power smarter prepayment strategies, balancing automation with accuracy, fairness, and trust across the full claims lifecycle.

4. Anthem Indiana's new leader: Designated orthopedic network 'just the first lever we'll be pulling' Full story

5. Payer, hospital groups decry possible QHP certification of non-network plans Full story

 

6. Still managing risk, quality + VBC initiatives in spreadsheets? BCBS Kansas City took another path here.

7. North Carolina system to start going out of network with UnitedHealthcare in April Full story

8. 6 Medicaid expansion updates Full story

9. 3 updates on potential GLP-1 uses, risks Full story

10. BCBS Rhode Island reports $10M operating loss in 2025 Full story

11. Continuous glucose monitor use rising among Medicare Advantage members with Type 2 diabetes: Humana Full story

 

12. AI is moving beyond documentation into the clinical conversation. What leaders should know — here.

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13. Which patient clusters drive readmissions, mortality and infection rates? Find out here.

14. Finance teams can't plan in silos anymore. See how healthcare leaders modernize forecasting here.

15. Scaling rural access as strain grows — HonorHealth, Bon Secours Mercy + others share here.

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