UnitedHealthcare launched UHC Store to sell discounted health services directly to members, but experts question whether consumers will embrace it.
Pluto Health is now working with Medicare, Medicaid and commercial plans like UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Ambetter and Cigna.
Across the nation, state-based health insurance exchanges are searching for ways to better serve their communities while making enrollment easier, more personal, and more accessible for everyone.
Many insurers seem to be retreating from Medicare Advantage by exiting unprofitable markets and reducing benefits. This could be extremely disruptive to patients, experts warn.
Cancer rates are climbing among younger Americans, and healthcare leaders are calling for earlier screenings, more convenient testing options and expanded health plan coverage to help catch cases before they’re fatal. From at-home tests to multi-cancer detection tools, stakeholders across the industry are working to boost access to early detection.
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.
Brian Thompson's murder was chilling, but the social media response of this tragedy was equally shocking, if eye-opening. It shows a massive collapse of public trust in our healthcare system, a system so broken that it bankrupts families, denies life-saving care, and treats death as an acceptable cost of doing business.
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.
Following an extensive investigative report from the New York Times, the AHA is calling for the Labor Department to probe into the business practices of data analytics firm MultiPlan. The report revealed that MultiPlan works with major payers to negotiate reduced reimbursements for out-of-network medical providers — and that this practice ends up costing patients and employers.
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
UnitedHealthcare recently launched UHC Hub, which helps self-funded employers manage multiple health solutions and employees gain access to these solutions.
Mount Sinai is out of network for UnitedHealthcare's employer-sponsored and individual plans as of January 1 due to a payment dispute. Both parties are likely at fault for getting to this point, one expert declared.
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.
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
A new J.D. Power report found that CVS ranks highest for telehealth satisfaction among direct-to-consumer companies, while UnitedHealthcare ranks highest among payers.
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
UnitedHealthcare awarded grants to 66 nonprofits across 12 states. The grants will support those struggling with social isolation, behavioral health, food insecurity and other social determinants of health.
It’s clear that services like telehealth and remote patient monitoring have potential to provide value within the healthcare industry, but hospitals and digital health companies need to show payers clearer evidence of the outcomes these care modalities can produce in order to earn reimbursement, panelists argued during MedCity's INVEST conference.