August 19, 2025

1. Top Medicare Advantage plans for member satisfaction in 2025: J.D. Power Full story

2. UnitedHealth's SCA Health acquires U.S. Digestive Health Full story

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

4. Maine system to end relationship with Anthem Full story

5. Trump revokes executive order on competition: 5 notes Full story

 

6. BCBS leaders: Streamline prior auth with AI-powered data strategies. Details here.

7. West Virginia system plans 'substantial' Medicare Advantage expansion Full story

8. Iowa Medicaid work requirements to take effect in 2026 Full story

9. Healthcare billing fraud: 10 recent cases Full story

10. Epic to roll out MyChart Central Full story

11. Novo Nordisk halves Ozempic price for self-paying patients Full story

 

12. Tax credits expiring, more prior auth changes, what's next? Get up to speed on healthcare policy here.

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13. The payer-provider collaboration blueprint — Lessons from OhioHealth and Medical Mutual here.

14. This California health plan cut NEMT fraud + delays with 1 switch. Details here.

15. Agentic automation is payers' next frontier. Stay ahead of the curve — insights here.

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

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