1. Northside Hospital, Anthem settle on contract after legal dispute Full story

2. Florida puts $3.1B state employee health plan up for bid Full story

3. Former Elevance CEO joins board of spine tech company Full story

4. An estimated $300B in healthcare fraud happens every year. Here's how modern payer Chief Risk Officers are getting proactive about fraud protection.

5. 7 recent legal actions against payers 
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6. UnitedHealthcare affiliate Bind health plan rebranding to Surest Full story

7. Payers could be key in helping solve the nation's caregiving crisis Full story

8. Amid competitive US labor market, employers are ramping up health benefits, survey finds Full story

9. About 45% of Americans plan to change their coverage level each year. Learn how an intelligent payer engine can save the day.

10. Average commercial insurance payment for childbirth, state by state Full story

11. Health Net's early lessons from California's Medicaid revamp Full story

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. Patients don't want to play phone tag. Give them the convenient communication they crave with these 5 strategies.

2. 50% of hospitalizations occur within 7.5 days of an ED discharge. See how hospitals can close care gaps after an ED visit to improve outcomes and lower costs here.

3. Maternal mortality rates increased by over 3% in 2020. Learn how to lower that number with telehealth.