As always, this year's HLTH conference brought a slew of announcements — from product launches to funding rounds to new partnerships. This list features short summaries for seven of the conference’s most notable announcements.
This week, UnitedHealth Group faced two new investigations from federal lawmakers. The first was a senator’s probe into its Medicare Advantage billing practices, and the second was a Congressman's investigation into a decline in care quality at Optum-owned clinics in New York.
Incorporating aquatic therapy can enhance patient outcomes and shorten recovery times for health care professionals. In the Chicago suburbs, the demand for such programs is rising.
On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission released its second interim staff report on prescription drug middlemen. The report examines the impact of PBMs (specifically CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and Optum Rx) on specialty generic drugs, highlighting substantial price markups by PBMs on medications for cancer, HIV and other conditions.
December saw a slew of executive hires, promotions, exits and layoffs across the healthcare industry. For example, companies like Humana and Mayo Clinic hired new C-suite leaders, organizations including Atlantic Health System and Amwell are saying goodbye to key executives, and firms like CVS Health and Optum announced rounds of job cuts.
There has been a surge in digital mental health solutions, making it difficult to know which ones are effective. One Optum exec weighed in on how she's managing this challenge.
Mental health experts are hopeful about the de-stigmatization of behavioral health, the promise of AI and other areas, they shared at a recent conference.
Employee assistance programs have become essential tools for organizations aiming to address mental health challenges, reduce burnout and foster healthier workplaces.
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, exits, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, retirements, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, retirements, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, promotions, retirements and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
Healthcare in the U.S. today exists in a complex, fragmented and costly system, and the people this system is designed for deserve a holistic approach to best address their individual health needs.
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
Optum is shutting down its virtual care unit after a three-year run. Industry experts agree that the closure reflects broader trends in the telehealth market, in which saturation and differentiation challenges are leading some providers to struggle.
The U.S. Department of Justice has reportedly recently launched an antitrust investigation of UnitedHealth Group, which begs the question of whether the healthcare giant should be broken up. Experts have varying opinions.
The aftermath the cyberattack on Change Healthcare remains messy, with patients across the country still struggling to obtain their prescriptions. The federal government has even stepped in to help address the fallout of the attack, urging payers to quickly alleviate the digital bottlenecks that providers and pharmacies are facing.
Pharmacies across the country are facing disruptions following a cyberattack on Change Healthcare — which is owned by Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group. In a filing with the SEC, UnitedHealth stated that the unauthorized party that gained access to Change Healthcare's systems was a “suspected nation-state associated cyber security threat actor."