May 5, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. DOJ sues major insurers, brokers over alleged Medicare Advantage kickbacks Full story 2. Trump's 2026 budget plan cuts healthcare funds: 6 notes Full story 3. Fix RCM inefficiencies without extra headcount. Begin here. 4.…
Revenue Cycle Management
May 1, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. 24 hospital price transparency fines, by bed count Full story 2. CMS weighing prior authorization reforms: Report Full story 3. Reimbursement is too complex to guess — The data to drive better contract decisions,…
April 30, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. Optum names new CEO Full story 2. Supreme Court rules against hospitals in DSH pay formula case Full story 3. Smarter RCM starts with smarter metrics. 5 KPIs you need to know to boost…
April 29, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. Cleveland Clinic, Akasa strike revenue cycle AI partnership Full story 2. 30 hospitals, health systems cutting jobs Full story 3. This critical access hospital improved payer relations (and revenue) using price transparency data. Learn…
April 28, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. The Trump administration's approach to Medicare Advantage so far: 5 things to know Full story 2. The 45 CHS hospitals affected by the Oracle Health outage Full story 3. Reactive denial management isn't enough.…
April 24, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. Healthcare billing fraud: 10 recent cases Full story 2. Do higher premiums drive more healthcare usage? Full story 3. What noncompete laws look like in every state Full story 4. Inside one health system's…
April 23, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. DOGE has access to 19 HHS systems: Report Full story 2. 25 recent revenue cycle executive moves Full story 3. California to impose 'deep cuts' on high-cost hospitals Full story 4. Help patients afford the…
April 22, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. DOGE stalls healthcare payments: 6 things to know Full story 2. 4 hospital closures in 2 weeks Full story 3. CFO, chief network officer abruptly depart Nebraska system Full story 4. Hospitals confront root…
April 21, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. Bill collector data breach affects North Carolina hospital Full story 2. UnitedHealth shifts tone on Medicare Advantage as CMS changes impact earnings Full story 3. University Hospitals CEO spoke to RFK Jr. – here's…
April 17, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. White House eyes 30% HHS budget cut: 7 things to know Full story 2. 2 health systems, Epic named in patient privacy lawsuit Full story 3. Medicare Advantage coding differences drove $33B in extra…