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WSJ Minute Briefing

Medicare Insurer Payments to Rise in 2027

WSJ Minute Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

Business News, News

4.1671 Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2026

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Plus: Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital offers more than $63 billion to buy Universal Music Group. And Amazon and the U.S. Postal Service reach a delivery deal after the e-commerce giant threatened to cut back the packages it ships through USPS by 20%. Luke Vargas hosts.  Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.0

Here is your morning brief for Tuesday, April 7th.

0:35.3

I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal.

0:39.2

The Trump administration will boost 27 Medicare Advantage payments by just under 2.5%, a $13 billion increase that

0:47.3

exceeded expectations and has sent insurer's stock soaring. The dramatic increase comes after a preliminary

0:54.0

proposal, which held

0:55.8

the line on payments drew fierce criticism from the industry and torpedoed shares of the largest

1:00.9

companies. A lucrative billing practice is being eliminated, however, by requiring the

1:06.3

diagnoses be linked to specific medical services, a new rule that aims to prevent insurers from receiving

1:12.4

payments for medical chart reviews that lack an associated doctor visit. Bill Ackman's

1:18.1

Pershing Square Capital is offering to buy Universal Music Group, whose roster includes the likes of

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