UnitedHealthcare is rolling out a new obstetrical ultrasound policy for commercial members starting June 1, the payer said March 1.
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A handful of payers were flagged by HHS' Office of the Inspector General in the last six months for coding or reimbursement errors.
Ten providers — including University of Chicago Medicine, Penn Medicine and Hartford Healthcare — recently posted job listings seeking leaders in payer contracting and relations.
America's Health Insurance Plans and the Alliance of Community Health Plans have commented on the proposed 2023 changes to Medicare Advantage and Part D programs.
A man is suing Aetna Life Insurance in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, alleging that its denials of lumbar artificial disc replacement surgery violate the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, according to court documents obtained…
Houston-based Memorial Hermann patients in critical condition insured by BlueCross BlueShield of Texas are still covered under state law, despite the termination of its contract with the payer, Houston Public Media reported March 4.
From patient experience to treatment, Medicare and Medicaid health plans were ranked by the nonprofit National Committee of Quality Assurance, with several Kaiser Foundation plans performing well.
Minneapolis-based UCare will bid on a contract that would allow the health plan to manage care for a large group of beneficiaries in Iowa's Medicaid program, the Star Tribune reported March 7.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health plans to end its contract with UnitedHealthcare on April 1 if its demands for a new agreement are not met, according to a notification from the health system.
Molina Healthcare, a managed care company based in Long Beach, Calif., joined the S&P 500 on March 2.