June 17, 2025

1. UnitedHealth cuts some Medicare Advantage broker commissions Full story

2. Humana's path forward as a consumer healthcare company: 5 things to know Full story

3. A 4-step roadmap to modernizing prior auth — get the guide here.

4. 'A bad bill' made 'worse': Senate GOP floats steeper Medicaid cuts Full story

5. Medicaid cuts will cause 16,500+ deaths annually: Study Full story

 

6. Outdated UM strategies won't work with new CMS requirements. How payers are preparing for CMS-0057: here.

7. Ochsner Health Plan CEO named SVP of Medicare at Aetna Full story

8. Viewpoint: Medicare Advantage executives should have to enroll in the program Full story

9. 3 states dropping health coverage for undocumented immigrants Full story

10. Fugitive physician sentenced to prison for $1.5M Medicare fraud scheme Full story

11. Amazon sees 4 healthcare leaders exit in 2025 Full story

 

12. Chronic wounds are costly. New data could reshape treatment & coverage policies — details here.

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13. The 360-degree member view that changed everything. Inside Priority Health's operational transformation here.

14. Behavioral health wait times hit 67 days. See how top health plans are responding, here.

15. Current prior auth workflows fall short. Get best practices to modernize them here.

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