The ACA subsidy expiration fallout emerges + Berkshire Hathaway sells off UnitedHealth

May 19, 2026

1. Average ACA deductible increases 37% in 2026: KFF Full story

2. Berkshire Hathaway reverses course on UnitedHealth investment Full story

3. Limited reviewer badges available for Becker's Fall Payer Roundtable — 70+ speakers, 2 days, 1 application here.

4. 'It's not Wall Street': BCBS North Carolina CEO makes the case for nonprofit health insurance Full story

5. Maryland caps Ozempic prices for state, local government employee plans Full story

 

6. BCBS Massachusetts and Highmark leaders share what separates clinical strategies that deliver from those that stall here.

7. Arkansas BCBS cuts roughly 30 jobs Full story

8. Elevance awarded special Wisconsin Medicaid contract Full story

9. Healthcare billing fraud: 10 recent cases Full story

10. Humana phone program cut COPD inhaler misuse after 1 session: Study Full story

11. TrumpRx expands to 600+ generics, taps Amazon Pharmacy and Cost Plus Drugs Full story

 

12. Where does cancer support break down for your members? Find the gaps — and fixes — here.

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13. Most GLP-1 patients quit within a year. A smarter benefit design changes that — learn how here.

14. Why prior authorization breaks down — and what real-time AI is doing about it here.

15. CMS-0057-F is accelerating change. How payers can build interoperable prior authorization workflows now here.

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