Author: Andrew Cass

UnitedHealth Group's path to acquire Change Healthcare was cleared by a Washington, D.C., federal judge's decision Sept. 19.

Hollister, Calif.-based Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital's contract with Anthem Blue Cross has been terminated, NBC affiliate KSBW reported Sept. 19. 

The American Hospital Association said some Medicare Advantage policies can hurt beneficiaries, contribute to clinician burn and drive up the cost of care. 

Amarillo, Texas-based Baptist St. Anthony Health System will go out of network with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas on Dec. 7 if the sides are unable to agree on a new contract, ABC affiliate KVII reported Sept. 19.

From a partnership with Walmart to defeating lawsuits, here are seven headlines about UnitedHealth Group that Becker's has covered since Sept. 6: 

From 13 years to a few months, here is how long the CEOs of 10 of the nation's largest payers have held their roles: 

Here are what leaders of five organizations said following the House of Representatives' unanimous passage Sept. 14 of a bill to reform the Medicare Advantage prior authorization process. 

Centene's Texas-based subsidiary, Superior HealthPlan has been awarded a six-year contract to continue providing healthcare coverage for foster care youths through the State of Texas Access Reform Health Medicaid program. 

UnitedHealth Group defeated a class-action lawsuit from more than 200 physicians who said they were not paid facility fees for office-based surgeries, Bloomberg Law reported Sept. 15. 

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield said it is reviewing its options after a panel of Kentucky appellate court judges upheld the state's 2020 managed care contract awards, the Louisville Courier Journal reported Sept. 15.