Through the collaboration, UnitedHealth Group's Optum will use its analytics and support tools to help Walmart Health clinicians deliver value-based care to Medicare Advantage beneficiaries. The partnership is starting at 15 locations in Florida and Georgia with the potential to grow in the future.
The Department of Justice filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to stop the deal just ahead of it being finalized on February 27.
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.
The companies have certified substantial compliance with a request for additional information from the Department of Justice, which opened an investigation of the merger in March. They struck an agreement with the agency not to merge until February of 2022, unless it drops its investigation before then.
Independent and community pharmacies seek to prevent UHG and Change merging into a "corporate monster" that will stifle competition.
U.S. Anesthesia Partners has filed lawsuits against UnitedHealthcare in Colorado and Texas, accusing the payer of forcing it out of network and intentionally interfering with its relationships with providers in those states. But, according to UnitedHealthcare, the lawsuits are an attempt to get the insurer to meet the anesthesia group's high rate demands.
The American Hospital Association is urging the Justice Department to thoroughly review UnitedHealth's intended acquisition of Change Healthcare. The transaction would reduce competition in the health IT arena and result in higher prices and lower quality of care, the hospital group says.
A new report by Paubox calls for healthcare IT leaders to dispose of outdated assumptions about email security and address the challenges of evolving cybersecurity threats.
A federal grand jury indicted Surgical Care Affiliates, a network of surgical centers and hospitals owned by UnitedHealthcare, for agreeing with competitors not to poach top-level talent.
Optum, a subsidiary of insurance giant UnitedHealth Group, agreed to buy healthcare technology company Change Healthcare for $13.5 billion in cash. The acquisition will add data analytics, research and revenue cycle management offerings to Optum's service roster.
During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, all of the seven largest commercial insurers saw their profits rise, with some seeing their profits double. Will they have to pay some of it back?
UnitedHealthcare sent a notice to plan members stating that it would no longer cover Descovy to prevent HIV, while Truvada - after it goes generic next month - will be covered for free. Gilead reported that Descovy for PrEP had offset a second-quarter fall in product sales.
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UnitedHealth Group saw its earnings nearly double to $6.6 billion during the second quarter, as fewer patients sought out appointments or non-essential procedures due to the pandemic.
The company is rolling out Level2, a digital health program for patients with type 2 diabetes. It uses wearable devices and coaches to help users manage their health.
Companies are rolling out suites of tools to monitor their workforce for Covid-19 cases. But even in the midst of a pandemic, there are still limitations on what information they can collect and how they can use it.
UnitedHealth Group’s Optum subsidiary is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire AbleTo. The company, which provides behavioral telehealth services, has seen an uptick in users during the pandemic.
UnitedHealth Group beat earnings expectations in the first quarter of 2020, bringing in $5 billion in profit. For now, the company is keeping its outlook for 2020 of earnings-per-share between $15.45 and $15.75, despite the uncertainty from the virus.