Insurance industry unemployment rate hits 3.3% + Texas’ ACA ‘boom’ goes bust

August 11, 2026

1. Insurance industry losing jobs 4 times faster than last year Full story

2. Humana taps Johns Hopkins Health Plans CEO as Medicaid president Full story

3. Improve coding vendor oversight with AI. Learn how to uncover missed opportunities and unsupported diagnoses.

4. Texas’ ACA enrollment ‘boom’ didn’t happen after all Full story

5. UnitedHealth paid $3B for benefits platform Alegeus Full story

 

6. 72 fewer surgeries per 1,000 members. See how a digital MSK program did it here.

7. 11 insurers exiting ACA markets Full story

8. Where health insurance premiums consume the largest share of workers’ income Full story

9. UnitedHealthcare, Humana broaden D-SNP reach in Wisconsin Full story

10. 8 GLP-1 updates to know Full story

11. Clover faces 4 lawsuits over data breach Full story

 

12. The plans improving their Star Ratings aren’t buying more tools. See what they are doing here.

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

13. FHIR readiness isn’t enough. Build a smarter prior authorization strategy beyond compliance here.

14. New study uncovers what separates AI leaders and laggards. Get the payer-centric data here.

15. Ghost rides’ + mileage inflation drain health plans. The medical transportation fix is here.

16. Becker’s August webinar lineup: patient flow, pharmacy access and denials. See the sessions here.

 

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