The Department of Justice has reached a proposed settlement with UnitedHealth Group and Amedisys regarding UnitedHealth’s acquisition of the home health provider, which includes the divestiture of 164 home health and hospice locations.
UH Group replaces its CEO, the payer's alleged nursing home practices, the future of pharmacy benefit managers, and the healthcare implications of the budget bill are part of the latest episode of the Debunked Podcast with MedCity News Editor-in-Chief Arundhati Parmar and Samir Batra, managing partner of Health Innovation Pitch.
At a time when AI is reshaping pharma, Reverba Global CEO Cheryl Lubbert explained in an interview why empathy, context, and ethics still require a human touch.
UnitedHealth Group has had a difficult year marked by a dramatic stock drop, leadership shake-up and mounting regulatory scrutiny. Experts point to its aggressive Medicare Advantage strategy and a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape as key drivers of its challenges.
UnitedHealth Group announced that Andrew Witty will step down as CEO due to “personal reasons.” He is being replaced by Stephen J. Hemsley, who served as the company’s CEO from 2006 to 2017.
UnitedHealth Group's shares fell by over 22% on Thursday after its first quarter earnings. This is largely due to challenges in its Medicare Advantage business.
Experts aren’t sure what the outcome of the DOJ’s recent lawsuit against the proposed UnitedHealth Group/Amedisys merger will be under the incoming Trump administration. The Biden administration has focused more on supporting clinicians, while the previous Trump administration favored corporations. Additionally, one expert noted that this case differs from other antitrust lawsuits because it does not seem to focus on a potential price increase.
Yusuf Qasim, President of Payments Optimization at Zelis, discussed how the company is transforming healthcare payments from a fragmented, patchwork system into a modern, digital infrastructure.
The National Community Pharmacists Association and providers argued that Change Healthcare didn't take the needed precautions against the cyberattack that happened earlier this year.
Amedisys and UnitedHealth Group plan to divest care centers to an affiliate of VitalCaring Group. Several experts said this will likely clear the way for the companies' merger.
Andrew Witty, CEO of UnitedHealth Group, faced bipartisan outrage from senators on the Senate Finance Committee angered by his company's cybersecurity failures. Here were the key moments from the hearing on Wednesday.
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.
Neurologists and health care practitioners must evolve with the world. Telemedicine carts assist in this evolution by serving as an intermediary between patients and doctors.
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.
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."
The Labor Department recently sued UnitedHealth Group subsidiary UMR, alleging that it wrongfully denied claims for emergency room services and urinary drug screenings since 2015. UMR did not determine the medical necessity of the claims, denying them “based solely on diagnosis codes and not applying a prudent layperson standard," according to the complaint.
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, departures and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
The program aims to improve work environments for nurses and remove the stigma associated with asking for mental health care. The curriculum will focus on ways to identify and reduce stress before it escalates. While it will help all nurses, the program is especially geared toward nurses of color and those under the age of 35.