August 18, 2025

1. Providence sues Kaiser over ED claims Full story

2. CBO report warns of nearly $500B in potential Medicare cuts Full story

3. Medicare Advantage growth strategies: Find out what's working in markets across the nation at Becker's Payer Issues Roundtable. Get access to 120+ elite speakers — request a complimentary badge as a participating executive here.

4. BCBS Massachusetts posts $130M loss in Q2 Full story

5. Georgia fines insurers $20M over mental health parity violations Full story

 

6. Medical transport brokers can hinder care access. Payers are going in-house instead. Learn more here.

7. FDA approves Wegovy to treat liver disease Full story

8. Cigna, HCA-owned New Hampshire hospital near split date Full story

9. Federal plan targets real-world data for health research: Report Full story

10. Mountain Health Co-Op exiting Wyoming Full story

11. 7 drugs in shortage Full story

 

12. True payer-provider partnership is possible. See proof here.

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13. Personalization without compliance risk? How some health plans are doing it: here.

14. Policy shifts are hitting benefits and budgets. Find Cigna's breakdown for execs here.

15. What every payer should know about value-based cancer care and early-onset trends here.

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

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