Medicare Advantage growth stalled during annual enrollment and another BCBS plan may soon reorganize
February 18, 2026
1. Medicare Advantage grows less than 1% during annual enrollment: 7 notes Full story
2. Alabama lawmakers move bill forward to allow insurers to reorganize under new holding companies Full story
3. Margins are tightening. Scrutiny is rising. The playbook is changing. Payer leaders are gathering to talk through what's working — and what isn't. April 13-14, Chicago. Join us here.
4. Centene's Magellan Health to be acquired by investment group Full story
5. AmeriHealth Caritas to shut down PBM, move to Optum Rx Full story
6. Quality teams overwhelmed every HEDIS season? Get relief strategies here.
7. Healthcare billing company owner, executive plead guilty in fraud scheme Full story
8. Oklahoma to transition to state-based ACA marketplace Full story
9. ACA enrollment falls 8% in Minnesota Full story
10. North Carolina targets PBMs under pricing law Full story
11. CVS, eMed partner on GLP-1 benefit model Full story
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