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The Strategist: November 6, 2025

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Strategist | Strategy CatalystThe Strategist in Brief: November 6, 2025

A brief summary of the top stories in this edition, including an audio version.

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Strategist | Strategy CatalystBallad Health sues UnitedHealth over MA tactics

If successful, the lawsuit could provide health systems with a blueprint for escalating their contracting battles with MA carriers.

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Strategist | Strategy CatalystHighlights from HLTH 2025: AI deployments and health system partnerships

In mid-October, thousands of healthcare professionals and C-suite leaders attended the HLTH 2025 conference in Las Vegas to tout the latest innovations in care delivery, digital health, and biotechnology.

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Strategist | Strategy CatalystGraphic of the Week: Where the biggest MA carriers compete with each other

For this week’s featured graphic, we’ve assembled a map of where the major MA carriers compete with each other, using data provided to us last month by ATI Advisory.

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Strategist | Strategy CatalystSenate hearing showcases bipartisan momentum for 340B reform, but also concern for impacted providers

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle voiced support for a laundry list of 340B reforms at a Senate HELP hearing, but some also urged caution considering the financial challenges facing rural and safety-net hospitals.

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Strategist | Strategy CatalystNews Flashes, Top Reads, and Numbers: November 6, 2025

A quick roundup of recent headlines, our top reads, and numbers in the news.