Most-Read Payer Articles in Q4 2023

Check out the most-read payer articles from the past quarter.

1. CIGNA, HUMANA AND THE ANATOMY OF (THE COVERAGE OF) A DEAL
   • https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/payer/cigna-humana-and-anatomy-coverage-deal
   • Mergers and acquisitions
   • While the industry prepares for an 18- to 24-month merger cycle, will watching the deal change the deal? A recap of key coverage and what's changed already.
2. BATTLE OF THE BLUES: HCSC AND ELEVANCE BID FOR CIGNA'S MA BUSINESS
   • https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/payer/battle-blues-hcsc-and-elevance-bid-cignas-ma-business
   • Medicare Advantage
   • The immediate outcome is only part of the picture as short-term versus long-term and growth versus transformation mark a shifting Medicare Advantage landscape.
3. INSIDE BRAIDWOOD V. BECERRA: WILL PAYERS WAFFLE?
   • https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/payer/inside-braidwood-v-becerra-will-payers-waffle
   • Preventative Services Mandate
   • Court filings from labor and health plan organizations raise the question: Who might blink first if the Preventive Services Mandate is eliminated.
4. THE EXEC: TERRI SWANSON DETAILS AETNA'S LARGEST-EVER MA PORTFOLIO, PART 1
   • https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/payer/exec-terri-swanson-details-aetnas-largest-ever-ma-portfolio-part-1
   • Medicare
   • The Medicare President shares how Aetna expands and simplifies in part one of this HealthLeaders exclusive.
5. THE EXEC: SARAH CHAVARRIA'S FIRST DAY AS DELTA DENTAL CEO
   • https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/payer/exec-sarah-chavarrias-first-day-delta-dental-ceo
   • Leadership
   • Chavarria is the company's first female chief executive, but being ahead of the curve is just how she operates.