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Elevance Wins Star Lawsuit A second lawsuit has been decided in favor of a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan and against the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the calculation of Star scores. In this case, Elevance Health won its suit and a judge declared that Georgia contract scores must be revised. It will be increasingly difficult for CMS to ignore these rulings. I will write on this on LinkedIn tomorrow. (Article may require a subscription.) #medicareadvantage #cms #stars #elevancehealth https://www.modernhealthcare.com/insurance/elevance-medicare-advantage-star-ratings-lawsuit-cms White House Announces Cybersecurity Support For Hospitals The White House announced that Microsoft and Google will provide free or discounted support to help hospitals strengthen their cybersecurity. (Article may require a subscription.) #hospitals #cybersecurity https://www.modernhealthcare.com/politics-policy/google-microsoft-cybersecurity-rural-hospitals-safety-net Supreme Court To Hear Hospital Funding Case The Supreme Court said it will review a lower court decision that limits Medicare payments for hospitals under the federal disproportionate share hospital program. It is a rather

Oscar Continues Good Performance, Lays Out Strategy Oscar Health reports its first quarterly net profit and hit 1.5 million enrollees in the Exchanges. It plans on investing in individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements (ICHRA) in tandem with its Exchanges offerings as well as re-entering Medicare Advantage. Additional article: https://www.beckerspayer.com/payer/oscar-health-plans-to-double-its-membership-5-things-to-know.html #oscar #exchanges #aca #obamacare #ichra #medicareadvantage https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/oscar-health-growth-ambitions-doubling-its-footprint-planned-ichra-products-launch-and-more The Troubles Of Retail Meets Healthcare Good article on the general struggles with low-reimbursed primary care and additional challenges retailers have had. #retailmeetshealthcare #primarycare #healthcare https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/retail/industry-voices-walmarts-exit-health-centers-reflects-broader-challenges-primary-care Kroger Health Offering GLP-1s Kroger Health joins a growing number of providers driving expensive GLP-1 weight-loss drugs.  This is bound to continue to drive the shortages those with disease states face. (Article may require a subscription.) #kroger #weightlossdrugs #drugpricing https://www.modernhealthcare.com/patient-care/kroger-health-little-clinics-glp-1s-wegovy-zepbound Walgreens Will Not IPO Boots Struggling Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. is killing an initial public offering for its UK Boots drug chain. It may still be looking for