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Topic: UnitedHealth

Minnesota providers are ‘way ahead’ of the ACO, pay-for-performance curve

Minnesota providers are ‘way ahead’ of the ACO, pay-for-performance curve

December 5, 2012 3:33 am by | 0 Comments

A new report from UnitedHealth Group Inc. takes aim at the way U.S. doctors get paid, saying the nation could save up to $1 trillion over the next decade in ... Read more
Hospital shares up, insurers down after Obama win

Hospital shares up, insurers down after Obama win

November 7, 2012 12:12 pm by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - Shares of hospitals and other healthcare companies that will benefit from President Barack Obama's health reform legislation jumped on Wednesday after his election victory, but health insurers fell ... Read more
UnitedHealth’s profit jumps 23 percent in third quarter

UnitedHealth’s profit jumps 23 percent in third quarter

October 16, 2012 9:36 am by | 0 Comments

The raised profit forecast for the nation's largest insurer was attributed to big enrollment boosts in the company's Medicare and Medicaid plans, even as medical costs remained stable despite an ... Read more
UnitedHealth posts rise In Q3 profit, lifts 2012 forecast

UnitedHealth posts rise In Q3 profit, lifts 2012 forecast

October 16, 2012 6:27 am by | 0 Comments

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) reported a rise in its third-quarter earnings.It also lifted its 2012 profit view to a range of $5.20 to $5.25 per share.UnitedHealth's quarterly net income rose ... Read more
Third Point Capital hedge fund buys Atena, Cigna, United, Wellpoint stocks

Third Point Capital hedge fund buys Atena, Cigna, United, Wellpoint stocks

August 14, 2012 6:33 pm by | 0 Comments

Third Point Capital, the New York-based hedge fund run by Dan Loeb, released its second-quarter 13-F after the closing bell on Tuesday. This filing revealed Third Point's long equity holdings ... Read more
Even insurance companies are trying to make healthcare shopping transparent

Even insurance companies are trying to make healthcare shopping transparent

June 11, 2012 3:18 pm by | 0 Comments

Imagine if shopping for healthcare felt a little bit like online shopping on Amazon.You would be able to find the doctors who offer the therapy you are looking for, compare ... Read more
Healthcare mobile app allows insurance plan participants to access RNs 24/7

Healthcare mobile app allows insurance plan participants to access RNs 24/7

February 28, 2012 1:13 pm by | 0 Comments

UnitedHealthcare is expanding its push into digital health with the launch of a third mobile app.Only a few weeks ago, parent company UnitedHealth Group’s Optum division announced that it was ... Read more
10 startups from mHealth 2011: CareSpeak Communications

10 startups from mHealth 2011: CareSpeak Communications

December 7, 2011 9:17 pm by | 0 Comments

East Brunswick, New Jersey company CareSpeak Communications develops wireless communications technologies for the institutional and consumer healthcare markets. It developed a two-way text-message communications platform for health care apps and ... Read more
New Optum Institute identifies 7 areas of opportunity to improve healthcare

New Optum Institute identifies 7 areas of opportunity to improve healthcare

November 15, 2011 5:17 pm by | 0 Comments

Optum, an Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based health IT service provider, has announced the launch of the Optum Institute for Sustainable Health to provide insight and guidance on the complex and evolving ... Read more
UnitedHealthcare ranks high in reviews of health insurance companies

UnitedHealthcare ranks high in reviews of health insurance companies

June 27, 2011 8:54 pm by | 0 Comments

Health insurance companies often conjure up images of corporations taking advantage of the hapless consumer. But in the last week one Minnesota’s UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) performed well on two surveys ... Read more
Uroplasty neuromodulation system reimbursed by UnitedHealthCare

Uroplasty neuromodulation system reimbursed by UnitedHealthCare

April 6, 2011 6:58 pm by | 0 Comments

Uroplasty’s Urgent PC Neuromodulation System, which treats overactive bladder by stimulating the posterior tibial nerve, will be covered by national insurance company UnitedHealthcare and regional insurer Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. UnitedHealthcare ... Read more
Wound care, diabetes care in sore need of new payment models

Wound care, diabetes care in sore need of new payment models

March 16, 2011 3:52 pm by | 1 Comments

The present fee-for-service payment model that dominates healthcare doesn't begin to meet what needs to be done to properly treat people with open wounds and diabetes. That was the primary ... Read more
Big insurers gulp health info firms. Who’s left? (Morning Read)

Big insurers gulp health info firms. Who’s left? (Morning Read)

December 9, 2010 9:41 am by | 0 Comments

With Aetna picking up health information exchange vendor Medicity for $500 million earlier this week, and Unitedhealth Group's Ingenix buying Medicity's top competitor, Axolotl, earlier this year, the HIE market ... Read more
‘No’ vote on broader labels for prostate drugs (Morning Read)

‘No’ vote on broader labels for prostate drugs (Morning Read)

December 2, 2010 8:46 am by | 0 Comments

Would the Food and Drug Administration advisory committee recommend that the labels of two drugs -- dutasteride, made by GlaxoSmithKline and sold as Avodart; and finasteride, a generic made by ... Read more
Diabetes could cost U.S. $3 trillion over decade (Morning Read)

Diabetes could cost U.S. $3 trillion over decade (Morning Read)

November 24, 2010 8:49 am by | 0 Comments

UnitedHealth Group Inc., one of the nation's largest health insurers, predicts that a majority of Americans could have diabetes or pre-diabetes by 2020, at a cost of $3.35 trillion to ... Read more