Optum Health, the care delivery arm of UnitedHealth Group, has named Krista Nelson as its new CEO. “I’m deeply grateful to be part of an organization with such an important mission and an incredible ...
The Office of the New York City Comptroller approved the NYC Employees PPO plan, according to a Nov. 14 news release. Under the new health plan, EmblemHealth and UnitedHealthcare will take over the ...
State insurance regulators are issuing warnings around what they describe as unfair practices by Medicare Advantage insurers to restrict enrollment. Amid rising costs and increased regulatory ...
Aetna’s new “level of severity inpatient payment” policy is now set to kick off next year instead of Nov. 15, according to a Nov. 6 company document. As part of the reimbursement approach, Aetna will ...
Over 8,700 Bronx residents partook in New York City-based EmblemHealth’s community diabetes wellness program in its first year, according to a Nov. 12 news release from the insurer. The program offers ...
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey has agreed to pay $100 million to settle allegations that it fraudulently induced the state to award it a multibillion-dollar contract to administer ...
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UnitedHealth Group is working to position itself as a frontrunner in the wider healthcare industry’s ongoing technological transformation, with AI at the heart of its strategy to innovate, improve ...
Indiana is removing MDwise as a managed care health plan offered within the state’s Medicaid programs, effective Jan. 1. MDwise is part of Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care. Its current ...
As part of the ongoing enterprise-wide recalibration effort to improve financial performance, UnitedHealth Group leadership shared in late October that it would be moving its finance business at Optum ...
Bend, Ore.-based St. Charles Health System will remain in network with PacificSource, according to a Nov. 13 news release. The commercial contract will last for two years, whereas the Medicare ...
Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts agreed on a three-year contract set to take effect Jan. 1, according to the insurer. Almost 200,000 UMass ...