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MA plans ranked by prior auth denials | 5 recent UnitedHealth settlements | Judge partially dismisses J&J benefits lawsuit | Cigna's MA sale on track for Q1 close | 13 BCBS updates

February 3, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. Medicare Advantage insurers ranked by prior authorization denial rates Full story 2. Executive moves, acquisitions and more: 13 BCBS updates Full story 3. 5 recent UnitedHealth settlements Full story 4. Resolving the tug-of-war between virtual…

Aetna, Centene, Blue Shield Calif. launch joint payment model | Cigna to spend $150M on patient experience | States ranked by ACA claim denial rates | States renew push for Medicaid work rules | 7 MA updates

January 31, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. Aetna, Centene, Blue Shield launch 'single payment' primary care model in California Full story 2. Cigna to spend $150M on patient experience: 10 notes Full story 3. States ranked by average ACA claim denial…

Cigna profits decline | UnitedHealthcare settles cancer therapy lawsuits | RFK Jr.'s first hearing for HHS job: 7 notes | World's most admired healthcare companies | Best healthcare jobs in '25

January 30, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. Cigna posts $3.4 billion profit in 2024 Full story 2. UnitedHealthcare settles proton beam therapy coverage lawsuits Full story 3. RFK Jr.'s first HHS confirmation hearing: 7 healthcare takeaways Full story 4. CFOs know:…

ACA insurers ranked by denial rates | Medicaid 'outage': The latest | MA prior auth rates keep rising | UnitedHealth cuts more office space | 9 drugs in shortage

January 29, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. Medicaid 'outage' raises questions: The latest Full story 2. ACA insurers ranked by claim denial rates Full story 3. Medicare Advantage prior authorization rates keep climbing: 10 things to know Full story 4. Automate…

GuideWell layoffs in 29 states | Judge OKs UnitedHealth's $69M 401(k) settlement | Ind. eyes prior auth reform | Medicaid challenges persist | Unrelenting 'cost surge' at BCBS Vt.

January 28, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. Judge gives initial OK to UnitedHealth's $69M 401(k) settlement Full story 2. Florida Blue parent to cut staff across 29 states Full story 3. Indiana bill puts prior authorization in the crosshairs Full story…

CMS backs down from stars challenge | Elevance eyes more M&A | Change hack impact grows | Cigna names chief medical officer | Humana, Mercy partner on clinics

January 27, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. CMS withdraws appeal in UnitedHealth star ratings challenge Full story 2. Elevance eyes 'many areas of interest' in acquisitions Full story 3. Change Healthcare ups data breach estimate to 190 million people Full story…

UnitedHealthcare names CEO | 2026 MA rates 'inadequate': Elevance | Inside Fla. Blue's oncology model | 5 insurers cutting jobs | 10 providers seeking payer talent

January 24, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. UnitedHealthcare names new CEO Full story 2. 2026 Medicare Advantage rates 'inadequate,' Elevance execs say Full story 3. 5 payers cutting jobs | 2025 Full story 4. AI scribes are changing the game in…

CMS appeals UnitedHealth's MA star ratings win | Elevance posts $6B profit in '24 | Ark. BCBS reportedly eyeing merger | Kaiser taps regional leaders | HHS halts external communications

January 23, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. CMS appeals decision in UnitedHealth star ratings challenge Full story 2. Elevance posts $6B profit in 2024 Full story 3. Kaiser taps 2 regional health plan presidents Full story 4. Hospitals are missing out…

Payer execs' leadership tips for '25 | UnitedHealth's plan to defend its PBM | Texas bill eyes AI-based denials | States renew push for Medicaid work rules | 10 payers fined by states

January 22, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. How 23 payer executives are becoming better leaders this year Full story 2. UnitedHealth's plan to defend its PBM: 5 things to know Full story 3. 10 payers recently fined by states Full story…

CMS issues 7 Medicare fines | Trump's first-day healthcare moves | Care costs rise for UnitedHealth | BCBS Mich. offers worker buyouts | GLP-1s linked to broad health benefits

January 21, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. President Trump's 1st-day healthcare moves: 7 things to know Full story 2. CMS issues flurry of Medicare fines to payers Full story 3. Care costs keep climbing for UnitedHealth Full story 4. An essential guide…