September 25, 2025

1. Health Care Service Corp. is playing the long game in Medicare Advantage Full story

2. UnitedHealthcare to pay $359M in rebates Full story

3. Shared mobile device use is rising fast — and so are risks. Wellstar's safety-first strategy: here.

4. PBMs draft plan to change business practices: 4 things to know Full story

5. Medicare prior authorization pilot draws congressional scrutiny Full story

 

6. AI starts with good data — but linkage can backfire. Learn how health systems stay safe here.

7. Medicare Advantage struggles cited in 2024 $5.7B underwriting loss: Report Full story

8. Humana, CVS back oncology care company in $97M funding round Full story

9. 21 payers ranked among top workplace cultures: Forbes Full story

10. CMS pulls Medicare coverage from Ohio hospital amid state scrutiny Full story

11. 10 best, worst cities for women Full story

 

12. Diagnosis coding rules just got stricter. What CMS is targeting now: here.

Becker's Learning Opportunities

13. $450K saved: Learn how one hospital cut pressure injuries and added savings here.

14. Prior auth reform, tax policy and more — Cigna shares the playbook for payers here.

15. Cut rework in underwriting: 5 use cases to unify data and workflows across the life cycle here.

16. Interested in more? See Becker’s full lineup of webinars and whitepapers.

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