Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, has spent the last several years building out a provider network and expanding into ambulatory surgical centers. As the company moves to expand into primary care, it faces two major legal hurdles: a challenge from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to acquire a data analytics firm and a class...National News
The U.S. Justice Department officially announced a lawsuit to stop UnitedHealth Group’s acquisition of Change Healthcare this week, while companies ranging in size from startups like Sesame to mega-corporations such as Tenet and Cigna continue to seek new ways to utilize software and technology in healthcare – either for profit or...Arizona News
Insurance giant UnitedHealth revealed its policy recommendation package “The Path Forward To A Next-Generation Health System” last week, a reform proposal that states could use via the Affordable Care Act’s waiver authority to move low-income exchange enrollees into a Medicaid buy-in program.
In Arizona, UnitedHealthcare covers...Arizona News
Members with UHC commercial fully insured benefits will receive credits ranging from 5% to 20% depending upon the specific plan. Credits will be applied to premium billings received by members in June.
The nation's largest insurer is mindful of the costs of commercial coverage and that as unemployment continues to rise, the...Arizona Comings & Goings
Jared Balliet was promoted to director of contracting for Arizona and New Mexico and Connor Lynch was promoted to senior network account manager on the hospital team for UnitedHealth Group. Congratulations to both!...Arizona News
Walgreens and UnitedHealthcare have entered in an agreement to open 14 Medicare service centers starting next year, which will allow customers to inquire about and enroll in UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans.
For existing UnitedHealthcare MA beneficiaries, the centers will serve as a place to schedule appointments, such as...National News
Dirk McMahon, president and COO of UHC's health services subsidiary Optum, succeeds the retiring Steve Nelson as CEO of UnitedHealthcare while Daniel Schumacher, president and COO of UHC will move into McMahon's former leadership role at Optum.
Cross training took on a whole new meaning as UnitedHealthcare makes its move to develop...Arizona Comings & Goings
Dave Alazetta is retiring from UnitedHealth Group after serving as CEO, for Arizona and New Mexico at UHC, employer and individual products. Dustin Taylor was promoted to western regional president of UHC Networks, he was formerly the VP of networks in Arizona. ...National News
Health insurers are tasked with the job of sending the government detailed cost forecasts for the following year to provide prescription drug benefits to millions of Medicare beneficiaries across the country. A Wall Street Journal investigation uncovered that the same insurers reeled in $9.1 billion thanks to discrepancies between...Arizona News
UnitedHealth Group launched its concierge service, Navigate4Me just last year. The insurer already significantly expanded the services it offers to its Medicare Advantage enrollees.
The service started with just 12 navigators and has expanded to over 800 consisting of nurses and customer service advocates supporting 215,000...National News
CMS said it will increase payments to privately run health plans for the elderly by an average of 3.4 percent next year, almost double the amount it had previously estimated.
Insurers such as UnitedHealth Group Inc. and Humana Inc. have big lines of business selling Medicare Advantage plans. Including changes based on how sick or...National News
UnitedHealth Group reported fourth quarter and full year 2017 results reflecting continued broad-based growth and strengthened operating performance across the enterprise.
NASDAQ reports higher revenues, strength in both its segments, UnitedHealthcare and Optum, and membership growth led to the performance.
David S. Wichmann,...National News
DaVita is one of the largest doctor groups in the nation.
The agreement is subject to regulatory approval and was entered into on December 5, 2017.
UnitedHealth's Optum health-services division has been gobbling up physician practices and this recent agreement comes on the heels of Rx giant CVS Health's $69 billion deal to buy...
The company, which provides research and software tools as well as consulting services to healthcare and education firms, said it would sell its education business for $1.55 billion and its healthcare consulting business for $1.3 billion, including debt.
The sale of the education business is expected to close by the end of this year...
