The latest Steward update involves 5 payers and Scripps details its MA exit success
February 16, 2026
1. Steward trustee sues 5 payers over $57M, alleging exploitation of financial distress Full story
2. Why Scripps Health's Medicare Advantage exit paid off Full story
3. Health insurance is under pressure from Washington, Wall Street and Main Street. Join the leaders navigating all three at Becker's Spring Payer Issues Roundtable April 13-14 here.
4. Payers ranked by 2025 medical loss ratios Full story
5. Independence Blue Cross adopts severity-based payment policy for Medicare Advantage hospital stays Full story
6. Agentic automation helps payers reduce claims backlog by 96%. Learn how here.
7. BCBS Michigan inks deal to sell workers' compensation subsidiary AF Group Full story
8. 12 health insurers rank among Forbes' best midsize employers in 2026 Full story
9. Hawaii Pacific Health narrows operating loss as it pursues BCBS affiliation Full story
10. 6 Medicaid expansion updates in 2026 Full story
11. Federal judge vacates FTC premerger rule — 5 things to know Full story
12. Identify cost drivers in real time to cut waste fast. See how employers are doing it here.
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