The ACA has its 16th anniversary, and MA SNPs gain traction

March 23, 2026

1. 'The 1980s called': CMS finalizes rule to phase out fax, mail Full story

2. The explosion of the Medicare Advantage special needs plan Full story

3. Policy volatility is table stakes for payers now. The question is who adapts fastest. This November, 500+ payer executives and 70+ speakers gather in Chicago for Becker's Payer Issues Roundtable to unpack strategies for Medicaid sustainability, payer-provider alignment and upstream care. Join the conversation alongside Cigna, Elevance, Humana & more here.

4. Where the ACA stands, 16 years in Full story

5. Maryland fines Cigna $80K, demands halt to automatic downcoding Full story

 

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

7. Oregon's Legacy Health, Regence BCBS face looming contract expiration Full story

8. Connecticut bill pitches $200M fund to subsidize health coverage Full story

9. FTC launches healthcare task force Full story

10. 7 Medicaid expansion updates in 2026 Full story

11. Colorado Access to rejoin state's individual ACA market Full story

 

12. This Pennsylvania health system's precision medicine program is shaping differentiation, network integrity + culture: here.

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13. CIOs: Can you quantify your technical debt exposure? Find out how here.

14. How Dartmouth Health links pharmacy performance to financial outcomes here.

15. Few revenue leaders are talking about estates. Prisma Health, Mercy and Johns Hopkins are — learn why here.

16. Interested in more? See Becker’s full lineup of webinars and whitepapers.

 

 

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