Even after Congress grilled insurance CEOs last week, they didn't see the Trump administration coming for Medicare Advantage pay. "It’s clearly not good news, unless you were smart enough to short the stocks,” said Ari Gottlieb, an independent health insurance consultant. via @nonatc.bsky.social

Wow. Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.), who had brain surgery 5 weeks ago, told health insurers he would turn them all to dust, and at this point, he wants a non-profit system. This is a very conservative lawmaker, and a doctor.

The CEOs of UnitedHealth, CVS, Elevance, Cigna and Blue Shield of California are testifying at two House committees today. Follow along with live updates from @mcauliff.bsky.social and @nonatc.bsky.social on @modernhealthcare.bsky.social (registration required but no paywall) bit.ly/4pO3apr

Medicare Advantage can be an option for seniors IF it's offered in the county where you live. We found that even if you have the option this year, next year it could go away. My deep dive with @nonatc.bsky.social for @modernhealthcare.bsky.social www.modernhealthcare.com/insurance/mh...

@timbroderick.bsky.social and I mapped where UnitedHealth, Humana, Aetna, Elevance Health and Kaiser deemed worthy of investment in Medicare Advantage — and which counties they were willing to leave behind. Do the changes surprise you? www.modernhealthcare.com/insurance/mh...

What's behind Cambia's affiliation spree? The company just announced its second proposed Blue Cross partnership in months. Here's an inside look at the company's strategy 👇 www.modernhealthcare.com/insurance/mh...

Big premium hikes aren't the only thing different about this year's open enrollment www.modernhealthcare.com/insurance/mh...

Real-world impacts on the business level. Molina Healthcare is pulling out of one-fifth of the counties where it sells health insurance exchange plans, @nonatc.bsky.social reports. "Premiums for Molina Healthcare exchange plans will be 30% higher next year."

Centene CEO London: 'We are really at a moment of revolution' www.modernhealthcare.com/insurance/ce...

"The more you see how #PBMs have evolved and the games they play, the more you just get pessimistic that this little piecemeal legislation at the state level is going to do anything to them," USC Schaeffer Senior Scholar Geoffrey Joyce told @nonatc.bsky.social @modernhealthcare.bsky.social.

On Nov. 6, share prices for $UNH, $HUM and $CVS, the Medicare Advantage market share leaders, jumped a collective 10.9%. Seven months later, their value is down 38.1%, largely driven by $UNH's downfall. www.modernhealthcare.com/politics-pol... w/ @birdy.bsky.social

“When you look at the challenges amongst these value-based care players today, it's less patient-driven, right? It's about revenue, it’s all about upcoding, which V28 killed” www.modernhealthcare.com/insurance/un...

You are not going to want to miss this! www.modernhealthcare.com/events/cente...

"It’s very important for people to understand what we are trying to do but we can’t do because we don’t have the power to push bills through” www.modernhealthcare.com/politics-pol...

“It was such a growth story for many years, and that's tapered a little bit” www.modernhealthcare.com/insurance/un...

Execs from Medicaid insurers Centene and Molina have downplayed the financial effect of possible Medicaid policy shifts and the likelihood that Congress will change how the program operates. What gives? www.modernhealthcare.com/insurance/me...

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