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nonatc.bsky.social @nonatc.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
What's UnitedHealthcare's Medicare Advantage strategy for 2027? Here are the cuts the company is eyeing 👇 www.modernhealthcare.com/insurance/mh...
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UnitedHealthcare eyes more Medicare Advantage exits
Medicare Advantage carriers keep fleeing areas where they aren't meeting financial targets.
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Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) @achp-org.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
MA plans need certainty ahead of the 2027 Star Ratings. ACHP President & CEO Ceci Connolly urges CMS to run both calculations & award the higher rating. More by @nonatc.bsky.social in @modernhealthcare.bsky.social: www.modernhealthcare.com/politics-reg...
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What the latest Star Ratings turmoil says about the program
The Medicare Advantage Star Ratings program is rife with drama.
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Michael McAuliff @mcauliff.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
More hair-on-fire affordability news I haven't seen elsewhere from @nonatc.bsky.social "Health insurance companies are preparing another round of big premium hikes for the exchanges, preliminary filings to state regulators show." www.modernhealthcare.com/insurance/mh...
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Why insurers say ACA premiums must spike in 2027, too
Policy changes, high costs and narrow profit margins are behind big health insurance exchange plan rate hike requests for 2027.
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nonatc.bsky.social @nonatc.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Blue Cross companies are falling behind national and nonprofit regional rivals. What companies performed the best, worst in the industry? Read more here 👇 www.modernhealthcare.com/insurance/mh...
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Blue Cross financial performance trails national, regional rivals
Only seven nonprofit Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurers recorded positive operating margins in 2025.
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Michael McAuliff @mcauliff.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
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
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CMS authors plot twist in Medicare Advantage comeback story
The Medicare Advantage revival might come later than insurers such as UnitedHealthcare and Humana hoped.
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Michael McAuliff @mcauliff.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
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.
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Jeffrey Young @jeffreyyoung.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
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
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Insurance CEO hearings: Bigwigs face Congress Thursday
The chief executives of UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health, Elevance Health, Cigna and Ascendiun appear before Congress Thursday.
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Tim Broderick @timbroderick.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
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...
Map of the US showing how many counties have insurers
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nonatc.bsky.social @nonatc.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
@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...
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Why Medicare Advantage plans are disappearing in US counties
Medicare Advantage insurers have fled dozens of counties in a race to restore once-soaring profit margins.
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nonatc.bsky.social @nonatc.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
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...
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Cambia proposes another Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliation
Cambia Health Solutions plans to affiliate with Arkansas Blue Cross, following a similar proposal with Blue Cross of North Dakota announced in August.
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nonatc.bsky.social @nonatc.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Big premium hikes aren't the only thing different about this year's open enrollment www.modernhealthcare.com/insurance/mh...
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This exchange open enrollment period is going to be different
The open enrollment period for health insurance exchange plans begins Saturday as seismic changes shake up the market.
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Michael McAuliff @mcauliff.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
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."
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Molina announces health insurance exchange cutbacks
Molina Healthcare's health insurance exchange membership could be 50% smaller next year.
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nonatc.bsky.social @nonatc.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Centene CEO London: 'We are really at a moment of revolution' www.modernhealthcare.com/insurance/ce...
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Centene CEO London: 'We are really at a moment of revolution'
Health insurance companies are responding to consumer demand for a different system by investing in new technology and customer experience. Centene CEO Sarah London said she's in.
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USC Schaeffer @schaeffer.usc.edu · 10/06/2025
"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.
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PBMs fight back as state seeks stronger regulation
CVS Health and Cigna are angling to undo new state laws limiting vertical integration in healthcare and regulating retail pharmacy contracting.
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nonatc.bsky.social @nonatc.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
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
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Medicare Advantage sector’s hopes dashed as Trump keeps up pressure
Health insurance stocks soared when President Donald Trump won last year. The Medicare Advantage world is less bullish now.
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nonatc.bsky.social @nonatc.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
“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...
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UnitedHealth woes incite worry about its value-based partners
UnitedHealthcare and Optum's struggles with an evolving Medicare Advantage market have investors questioning if valued-based care companies are at risk.
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nonatc.bsky.social @nonatc.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
You are not going to want to miss this! www.modernhealthcare.com/events/cente...
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Sarah London named Modern Healthcare's Leading Women Vanguard
Sarah London is the first woman to serve as Centene's CEO.
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nonatc.bsky.social @nonatc.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
"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...
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States reconsider Medicaid expansion 'trigger laws' as cuts loom
Nine Medicaid expansion states have "trigger laws" requiring them to pull out if federal funding diminishes. Congress is weighing huge cuts.
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nonatc.bsky.social @nonatc.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
“It was such a growth story for many years, and that's tapered a little bit” www.modernhealthcare.com/insurance/un...
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Health insurers slash thousands of jobs, more cuts ahead
For the first time in 15 years, employment across the major health insurance companies fell last year, according to a Modern Healthcare analysis.
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nonatc.bsky.social @nonatc.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
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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Republicans' Medicaid cuts could cripple Centene, Molina
Republicans' proposed Medicaid cuts pose the greatest threat to Centene and Molina, among large insurers.
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Bridget Early @birdy.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
My lovely colleague Nona Tepper is here!! Please give her a follow for top-tier insurance coverage @nonatc.bsky.social ⭐️
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