Georgia clamps down on mental health parity violations and an ACA subsidy bill is pushed again

January 14, 2026

1. UnitedHealthcare launches accelerated Medicare Advantage payment program for rural hospitals Full story

2. Georgia issues $25M in fines to 11 insurers over mental health parity violations Full story

3. CMS audits are increasing. Learn how health plans can prepare with proactive compliance, legal strategy, and audit-ready operations.

4. Senate ACA subsidy bill pushed to late January Full story

5. CMS requests pitches to overhaul Medicare claims processing Full story

 

6. Vendor consolidation might be ASC's new top cost-control strategy. See why here.

7. Democratic lawmakers pitch public ACA option Full story

8. BCBS North Dakota names leader ahead of Cambia deal Full story

9. Healthcare billing fraud: 10 recent cases Full story

10. BCBS Arizona executive named state's insurance director Full story

11. 2 Oregon payers warn about data breach Full story

 

12. 50% of patients are delaying care — ASCs are losing volume. The financing fix here.

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13. Hospitals risk hitting 85% occupancy by 2032. The leadership model preventing access collapse here.

14. Mayo keeps physician attrition at 2.2% — among the nation's lowest. See how: here.

15. 'Back to basics' may be more important than 'transformation' for payers. Learn why here.

16. Becker’s resources don’t stop here — explore more webinars and whitepapers.

 

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