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- 2026-10-27
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- Ryan Peterson
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- 12 recent issues
- Covers: Health plan market strategy, regulatory shifts, Medicaid policies, Medicare Advantage landscapes, and go-to-market insights for payor markets.
- For: Health tech vendors, investors, provider organizations, and consultancies in the health plan market.
- Best for: Healthcare executives and vendors seeking strategic intelligence on payor markets and regulatory developments.
- Skip if: Consumers looking for personal healthcare advice or individual insurance coverage help.
Start with
- The 2026 ACA Shakeout Six Months In: Which Health Plans Read the Risk Pool Correctly: Analyzes how health plans are managing risk pools under shifting ACA conditions.
- What Nebraska’s Six Months of Medicaid Work Requirements Suggest About the January 1 National Rollout: Examines state Medicaid work requirements to prepare organizations for national policy changes.
- What the 2027 MA Landscape File Reveals About Insurer Operating Discipline: Details insurer operational strategies and trends within the Medicare Advantage landscape.
Sponsors seen
- RISEPartner
This week’s newsletter is presented in partnership with RISE CMS is coming to Orlando.
The Prior Auth Arms Race Is Defensive on Both Sides. That Is Why the Spend Compounds Instead of Resolving. · 2026-09-29 - FlorenceSponsor
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What the 2027 MA Landscape File Reveals About Insurer Operating Discipline · 2026-10-06 - RISEPartner
This week’s newsletter is presented in partnership with RISE The CY 2027 risk adjustment rules are set.
Medicare Advantage May Be Stabilizing, but Risk Adjustment Is Not. · 2026-09-15 - RISEPartner
This week’s newsletter is presented in partnership with RISE The risk adjustment conversations you can’t have in a webinar
Indiana Just Released the First Post-OBBBA State Medicaid RFP. Here Is Why It Matters. · 2026-09-22 - Invent HealthSponsor
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The 2026 ACA Shakeout Six Months In: Which Health Plans Read the Risk Pool Correctly · 2026-10-27 - HOMELINKSponsor
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Health Plans Priced 2027 ACA Rates Against a Rule the Court Just Paused. Q2 Earnings Made the Bet Harder to Defend · 2026-08-25 - HOMELINKSponsor
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The MA Reset One Year On: Three Shifts the Stabilization Story Misses · 2026-08-18 - RAAPIDSponsor
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What the Q2 Health Plan Earnings Calls Locked In for CY 2027 · 2026-08-11 - KbraxSponsor
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Your MA, Medicaid, and ACA Q4 Just Got a New Source of Pressure. It's From Employers. · 2026-09-08 - KbraxSponsor
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Provider-Sponsored Plans Are Picking Which Lines of Business Integration Actually Pays For · 2026-09-01 - FlorenceSponsor
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The 2027 Star Ratings Separated Margin Work From Stars Work Across the Five Nationals · 2026-10-13