August 15, 2025

1. Employers expect 10% rise in healthcare costs for 2026: 4 notes Full story

2. Where Sanford Health Plan's CEO is eyeing a 'significant opportunity for growth' in Medicare Advantage Full story

3. $28B in Medicare wound care costs. How payers can reduce readmissions and spend here.

4. Oscar partners with grocer Hy-Vee on joint health plan Full story

5. CMS lifts enrollment freeze on Centene Medicare plan in Missouri Full story

 

6. Member churn rising: Learn how to better predict needs + engage in real time — here.

7. Aetna beats AvMed for Miami-Dade health benefits contract Full story

8. 'The status quo is not sustainable': ACA subsidy expiration would buckle EDs, limit access for all Full story

9. 25 large health systems growing bigger Full story

10. Texas accuses Eli Lilly of bribing providers to prescribe Mounjaro, other drugs Full story

11. HCA reaches settlement agreement in North Carolina antitrust lawsuit Full story

 

12. Federal changes are disrupting coverage. Find Cigna's gameplan — here.

Becker's Learning Opportunities

13. What every payer should know about value-based cancer care and early-onset trends here.

14. Nonexistent providers, real penalties. Fix your directory before the audit hits here.

15. Automated care management is cutting payer costs by 40%. Learn how, here.

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

Companies to Know
Thank you to our key sponsors


Quest Analytics | Evernorth | Smith+Nephew | CERIS | Lucet Health | Freshpaint | EXL | Veradigm | Calm | InterSystems  

 

 
 

 

Contact Us, Feedback, or Questions – Email jemerson@beckershealthcare.com

Manage Preferences     Unsubscribe     Forward to a friend    Contact Us     

Privacy Policy     

 

View our profile on LinkedIn Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Facebook Check out our YouTube Channel    

17 N. State, Suite 1800 | Chicago, IL 60602
Becker's Hospital Review, A Becker's Healthcare Publication