UnitedHealth Group has agreed to a $1.85 million settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit alleging the company violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by making unsolicited, pre-recorded or artificial voice calls to individuals without their consent. The original lawsuit…
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UnitedHealth Group is the largest insurer in the United States by membership and the largest employer of physicians in the country. Here’s 50 things to know about the healthcare giant: Editor’s note: This story was originally published in June 2023…
Centene shareholders have voted down a proposal asking the company to commit to a specific target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The proposal was voted down by 325 million shares to 97 million shares, according to regulatory documents Centene filed…
UnitedHealth Group is under criminal investigation by the Justice Department for alleged Medicare Advantage fraud, The Wall Street Journal reported May 14. Citing individuals familiar with the matter, the outlet said the DOJ has been investigating the company since at…
College students are reporting fewer mental health challenges than they were two years ago, but rates of serious mental health conditions “remain stagnant,” according to a report from UnitedHealthcare. The company published its third annual College Student and Graduate Behavioral…
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Higher medical costs that have hurt UnitedHealth Group’s Medicare Advantage business are beginning to crop up in other lines of business, CFO John Rex told investors in a May 13 conference call. That day the company also pulled its earnings…
More than 24 million individuals enrolled in individual coverage through federal and state marketplaces during the 2025 open enrollment period. According to CMS data published May 12, 24.3 million people enrolled in ACA coverage in for 2025, a 13% increase…
From several states advancing legislation to CMS considering reforms, here are seven prior authorization updates Becker’s has reported since April 24: 1. HHS will not enforce mental health parity regulations opposed by some large employers and insurers as it reconsiders…
On average, insurers pay 4.7% higher commercial prices to hospitals that are a part of their Medicare Advantage networks compared to those not in network, according to a study published May 8 in Health Services Research. The study analyzed 5,654…
UnitedHealthcare has agreed to pay more than $9 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging that the insurer wrongfully denied coverage for proton beam therapy, a type of specialized cancer treatment. According to court documents filed May 9, the insurer…