1. 7 providers being acquired by payers Full story
2. Another state tackles prior authorization Full story
3. 10 payers among Forbes' best employers for new grads Full story
4. Unaddressed behavioral issues are driving up costs. How health plans can identify + engage these members here.
5. Medicare Advantage in the headlines: 7 recent updates Full story

6. Health systems' hard line on insurers pays off Full story
7. Optum's SCA Health quietly bought 2 cardiovascular chains Full story
8. Health First top exec to leave after not getting open CEO role Full story
9. Not just another No Surprises Act webinar: Hear candid insights from a former CMS leader here.
10. GuideWell subsidiary notifying 2.4 million members of data breach Full story
11. Union attempt to carve out NewYork-Presbyterian met with $25M bill: WSJ Full story

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12. Learning Opportunity: 32% of patients feel their doctors care about them but payment collectors don't. Learn how to bring compassion to patient billing here.
13. Learning Opportunity: Digital health + AI: A discussion with Houston Methodist and North Country Healthcare. Watch it here.
14. Learning Opportunity: Hospital CFOs need a perpetual cost-improvement mindset just to keep up. Proven strategies for cultivating it: here.
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