Today's Top 20 Stories
  1. Texas HHS employees sound alarm on "numerous and growing issues" during Medicaid unwinding

    Anonymous employees with Texas HHS have filed a whistleblower complaint against the agency over "numerous and growing system issues" they say are leading to incorrectly terminated health coverage during the Medicaid redeterminations process, according to an Aug. 24 Nexstar report.
  2. UnitedHealthcare fined $80K for delaying access to medical records

    UnitedHealthcare has agreed to pay the HHS and OCR an $80,000 settlement for potentially  violating the HIPAA Privacy Rule's right of access provision. 
  3. Health plans, Medicaid, Medicare hit by massive MOVEit breach

    Millions of health plan members have had their personal information, including Social Security numbers and medical history, breached in a massive attack affecting hundreds of organizations. 

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  1. Payers brace for behavioral health costs to keep rising

    Demand for behavioral healthcare is on the rise. 
  2. Cigna in the headlines: 7 recent updates

    Cigna is rolling back prior authorizations and adding new AI-based offerings for members. 
  3. Humana partners with Interwell on kidney care

    Humana and kidney care provider Interwell Health have reached a value-based care agreement in 13 states for most Humana Medicare Advantage HMO and PPO members living with chronic kidney disease as well as members across the country living with end-stage kidney disease.
  4. 4 recent payer rebrands

    Here are four payer rebrands that Becker's has reported since June 23: 

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  1. The fight against Medicaid disenrollments is underway

    The first lawsuit challenging the Medicaid redetermination process was filed in Florida on Aug. 22. On the same day, community organizers in Arkansas protested the process outside the state's capitol. 

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