Aetna’s president details a financial turnaround + Ballad’s MA lawsuit against UHG is dismissed

September 15, 2026

1. ‘We are going to hit the gas’: Aetna president details insurer’s turnaround Full story

2. Judge dismisses Ballad Health’s Medicare Advantage lawsuit against UnitedHealth Full story

3. Highmark’s sales enablement VP on turning employer data into stronger renewals here.

4. BCBS Association names CFO Full story

5. Federal officials weigh how Medicare could pay for AI physicians Full story

 

6. Humana, Cigna, Elevance, Centene and CVS Health Aetna leadership are all confirmed at Becker’s Fall Payer Issues Roundtable Nov. 2-3 in Chicago. Apply to attend as a reviewer here.

7. States ranked by percentage of small employers that offer health insurance Full story

8. 9 GLP-1 updates to know Full story

9. HCSC completes rebrand of Cigna’s former Medicare business Full story

10. GoHealth to shut down ‘majority’ of operations, cut 103 jobs Full story

11. 15 richest people in US healthcare: Forbes Full story

 

12. A cancer misdiagnosis caught early saved one plan $174,000. See how here.

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

13. Risk adjustment without the annual scramble: See why perspectives from informatics and actuarial teams help — in this webinar.

14. Providers are wary of prior auth tools that create parallel workflows. See what they want instead here.

15. Telligen is rebuilding medical necessity review with AI and clinical oversight here.

16. Becker’s upcoming webinars: between-visit oncology care, revenue cycle scaling and consumer AI. See the sessions here.

 

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