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Many seniors are struggling to decide which Medicare plan to sign up for—here are tips and answers to some of their most common questions wsj.com/finance/invest… via The Wall Street Journal

Hospital E.R.s have seen a surge of children with mental-health issues. Some stay for weeks waiting for ​psychiatric treatment. “It disturbs me on a level I really can't describe.” wsj.com/health/healthc… via The Wall Street Journal

Cigna and Humana are in talks for a combination that would create a new powerhouse in the health-insurance industry wsj.com/business/deals… via The Wall Street Journal

CVS Health says it is moving away from the complex formulas that determine the prices of the prescription drugs it sells, a move that could upend how pharmacies are paid wsj.com/health/healthc… via The Wall Street Journal

Cigna is in advanced talks to sell its Medicare business in an about-face for the health-insurance giant, which had been expanding its footprint in the fast-growing sector wsj.com/health/healthc… via The Wall Street Journal

A new academic paper just posted, looking at Medicare Advantage risk adjustment. The authors examine how risk scores have gone up over time, naming specific plans. Their findings will no doubt add to the debate over this topic. See here: ssrn.com/abstract=46999…

Belated tweet, sorry! The Justice Department has launched an antitrust investigation into UnitedHealth Group, owner of the nation’s biggest health insurer wsj.com/health/healthc… via The Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been deprived of 12 months of normal existence; a year of missed weddings, reporting trips and travels with friends wsj.com/world/russia/e… via The Wall Street Journal

Hackers of UnitedHealth’s Change Healthcare broke in nine days before ransomware attack wsj.com/articles/chang… via The Wall Street Journal

Local governments are under increasing pressure to be primary units of democracy, able to solve any problem, at any level. But they lack the power, resources & legal authority for such broad governance. So it's time to write new Magna Cartas. noemamag.com/i-wrote-the-ma…

A respected colleague, Marshall Allen, has tragically passed away. If you wish to support his family, there is a GoFundMe available here: gofund.me/af94994b

To keep a lid on its $1.5 billion yearly healthcare spending, a union sought to exclude NewYork-Presbyterian hospitals from its health network. But the system wouldn’t walk away without a hefty sum. wsj.com/health/healthc… via The Wall Street Journal

Medicare will redo its quality ratings of privately run Medicare Advantage plans, a decision that could mean hundreds of millions of dollars in bonus payments to embattled health insurers wsj.com/health/healthc… via The Wall Street Journal

Exclusive: Kaiser Permanente’s new Risant Health unit plans to acquire Cone Health, in a deal to build a network of nonprofit health systems across the U.S. wsj.com/business/deals… via The Wall Street Journal

Insurers collected $50 billion extra from Medicare by making questionable diagnoses, often without the knowledge of patients or their doctors. wsj.com/health/healthc… via The Wall Street Journal

Privately run Medicare Advantage plans will get a sizable payment bump from the federal government, thanks to a 5.06% increase announced by the Trump administration Monday wsj.com/health/healthc… via The Wall Street Journal

I was fortunate enough to be a judge for the Local Media award -- amazing work by a number of outlets. Highly recommend reading it all.

Grateful and honored that our team won the NIHCM Data-Driven Storytelling Award for our work on Medicare Advantage. #NIHCMAwardsJournalism nihcm.org/news/the-winne…

Health insurers will pledge steps meant to smooth the preapproval process that can deny or delay access to care wsj.com/health/healthc… via The Wall Street Journal

Insurers are facing a "crazy time" as costs rise and enrollment is set to shrink under the newly-passed Republican megabill. wsj.com/health/healthc… via The Wall Street Journal