June 18, 2025

1. Former Medicare Advantage exec acquitted on fraud charges Full story

2. GOP budget bill leaves payers with 'deteriorating' outlook: Fitch Full story

3. BCBS, Cigna & Humana are rethinking cost, access and experience. Their game plan — here.

4. Lawmakers pitch Medicare public option: 5 things to know Full story

5. Judge approves $69M UnitedHealth 401(k) settlement Full story

 

6. How health plans are turning network performance data into a competitive edge — listen now.

7. ICHRA growth up 1,000% since 2020: 8 notes Full story

8. Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs' targets self-insured employers with weigh loss drug partnership Full story

9. UnitedHealthcare seeks three CIOs Full story

10. States ranked by percentage of Medicaid-covered births Full story

11. CMS drug price negotiations, explained Full story

 

12. The scalable AI approach that works: How this provider-sponsored health plan transformed its operations here.

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13. New evidence could cut spend & improve chronic wound outcomes. What payers should know, here.

14. AI is reshaping care management. How Blue Cross plans + others are getting ahead: here.

15. Avoid AI rollout failure with people-first tactics. Get insights here.

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