The Business Health Care Group, an employer group operating mostly in eastern Wisconsin, is trying out a new provider network after its five-year contract with UnitedHealthcare ended, according to the Milwaukee Business Journal.
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Anthem is partnering with Epic to share patients' clinical data with hospitals and providers, the insurer said May 19.
UnitedHealth Group is offering $5 billion in senior unsecured notes due in 2024, 2026, 2031, 2041 and 2051, according to Moody's Investors Service.
As legislative and operating trends in healthcare improve in 2021, here are four HMO stocks to keep tabs on, according to Nasdaq:
Medicare Advantage provider Alignment Healthcare reported a $56.9 million loss in its first quarter as a publicly traded company, compared to a loss of $10 million during the same period last year, according to Forbes.
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Uninsured patients ages 60 to 64 are twice as likely to receive late-stage cancer diagnoses than Medicare beneficiaries ages 66 to 69, according to research published in Health Affairs.
As debate over the cost of providing life support for a 2-year-old intensifies, Fort Worth, Texas-based Cook Children's said third-party administrator Aetna's Special Investigative Unit has launched a review, reports The Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Missouri lawmakers said the decision to not expand Medicaid in the state will likely result in a lawsuit, according to an article in the News Tribune.
Today is Tax Day. Under President Joe Biden's COVID-19 relief bill, there are new deductions and perks for filers, according to Yahoo Finance.
Health insurer Humana is aiming to have its offices fully staffed again by Labor Day.