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Community Brain Trust: MA final rate notice, the unbundling of maternity care payment codes, unpacking MEDVi and the broader GLP-1 landscape, and more

Apr 15, 2026

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12 min read

Community Brain Trust: MA final rate notice, the unbundling of maternity care payment codes, unpacking MEDVi and the broader GLP-1 landscape, and more

Edition #129

Caleigh Bachop, Health Tech Nerds

Apr 12, 2026

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22 min read

Weekly Health Tech Reads 4/12/26

A musing on 2027 Final Notice, a payor / provider spat between Jefferson and Aetna, Teladoc's valuation issues, BCBS MN's financial issues, and more

Kevin O'Leary

Apr 7, 2026

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21 min read

Chris Klomp joins HTN to discuss the 2027 MA Final Notice

We discuss the implications of CMS finalizing an expected average change of 2.48%, a larger-than-expected jump from the previously proposed 0.09% rate increase

Kevin O'Leary

Weekly Health Policy Briefing 04/02/2026

Apr 2, 2026

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15 min read

Weekly Health Policy Briefing 04/02/2026

Inferred risk for ACOs and tough choices for state legislators and Medicaid agencies.

Martin Cech

Community Brain Trust: Discussing the rise in sepsis hospitalizations, reducing telehealth no-shows among seniors, Heidi launches hardware device, HTN April meetups, and more

Apr 1, 2026

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16 min read

Community Brain Trust: Discussing the rise in sepsis hospitalizations, reducing telehealth no-shows among seniors, Heidi launches hardware device, HTN April meetups, and more

Edition #128

Caleigh Bachop, Health Tech Nerds