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1. Health insurance costs to hit 17-year high in 2027: Survey Full story
2. MA patients stay in hospital 11% longer than those with traditional Medicare: MedPAC Full story
3. Where payer executives go to compare what’s actually working in value-based care, member engagement and benefit design. Becker’s Fall Payer Issues Roundtable, Nov 2-3, Chicago. Apply to attend as a reviewer here.
4. Cigna sues Tennessee over PBM law, claims more than 180,000 affected Full story
5. UnitedHealth, FTC near insulin rebates settlement Full story

6. Payment integrity is moving upstream. See how plans balance margin and provider trust here.
7. Nvidia, Aetna, Cigna, Eli Lilly: Abridge’s new partnerships make good on its name Full story
8. GLP-1s tied to $193K in lifetime healthcare savings: 5 things to know Full story
9. Former Humana CTO tapped for R1 RCM role Full story
10. ‘No disruptions’: Elevance study backs take-home methadone Full story
11. Iowa audit raises concerns about Medicaid PBM practices, cites $100M value Full story

12. Preference-sensitive surgery is quietly driving surgical spend — and most plans aren’t catching it. See why here.
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