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1. UnitedHealthcare to drop prior authorization requirements for 1,700 services Full story
2. Massachusetts Medicare Advantage insurer hit with another enrollment freeze Full story
3. GLP-1s are reshaping pharmacy economics for every health plan, ICHRA is changing the employer-sponsored market, and direct contracting is shifting the network model. All three are on the agenda Nov. 2-3 in Chicago. Apply to attend Becker’s Fall Payer Issues Roundtable as a reviewer here.
4. From Medicare for All to Medicaid cuts, 5 healthcare fights on the ballot this midterm election Full story
5. Mark Cuban: Healthcare contracts are the industry’s ‘Fight Club’ Full story
6. AI agents are eliminating the tradeoff between audit quality and scale. Learn how during this webinar. Register with one click.
7. HDHPs don’t slow long-term healthcare spending growth: Study Full story
8. Louisiana sues Express Scripts, Ascent over PBM practices Full story
9. UnitedHealthcare taps CEO for Washington state Medicaid plan Full story
10. CommonSpirit’s CHI St. Vincent goes out of network for Arkansas Blue Cross Full story
11. 10 best, worst cities to retire in 2026 Full story
12. A cancer misdiagnosis caught early saved one plan $174,000. See how here.
Becker’s Learning Opportunities
13. Deploying AI in utilization management? Get the governance and oversight playbook here.
14. When the NEMT audit arrives, your health plan is the responsible party. Prepare here.
15. 48% lower surgical use across 59,000 members. Milliman-reviewed methodology here.
16. Becker’s late-August webinar lineup: patient safety, referral intake, AI trust and supply chain data. See the sessions here.
Apply to attend complimentary as a guest reviewer here! Opportunity exclusive to those directly employed by a payer, payvider, accountable care organization, or clinically integrated network.
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