Payers are expanding their prior auth pledge and a Blues plan expands its Cost Plus partnership
April 24, 2026

1. Health plans advance pledge with new standardized electronic prior auth commitment Full story

2. Capital Blue Cross deepens partnership with Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs to cover Humira, Stelara biosimilars Full story

3. Policy volatility is table stakes for payers now. The question is who adapts fastest. This November, 500+ payer executives and 70+ speakers gather in Chicago for Becker's Payer Issues Roundtable to unpack strategies for Medicaid sustainability, payer-provider alignment and upstream care. Join the conversation alongside Cigna, Elevance, Humana & more here.

4. UnitedHealth's chief innovation officer departs Full story

5. Inside Elevance's $1B AI investment Full story

 

6. What 1,000 MSK patients say about navigating care today. Find the data — here.

7. Highest-paid payer CFOs in 2025 Full story

8. Optum Rx's prior auth tool cuts prescription approvals from 8 hours to 30 seconds Full story

9. BCBS Michigan to close suburban office, move 130 employees to renovated city hub Full story

10. Ozempic pill for children to launch in US market 'soon': Novo Nordisk Full story

11. EmblemHealth expands free diabetes program across New York City Full story

 

12. Health plans face a virtual care disconnect. New research outlines next moves here.

Becker's Learning Opportunities

13. Star Ratings still drive revenue lift, How top plans operationalize quality before the visit here.

14. Most payer-provider partnerships stall at execution. See how Highmark is scaling results here.

15. 83% surge in behavioral claims volume is straining review processes. How payers can close gaps here.

16. Becker's resources don't stop here — explore more webinars and whitepapers.

 

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