Optum is taking a "city by city" approach when rolling out its healthcare initiatives, according to new UnitedHealth Group president Sir Andrew Witty.
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Humana and Philips partnered on two new programs that use remote medical alert systems to monitor Medicare Advantage members who are at risk of health complications, the companies said Dec. 4.
A small hospital in Tennessee submitted "suspicious" claims to BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee to collect improper payments, the health insurer alleged in a news release shared with the Tennessean.
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David Holmberg, CEO of Highmark Health in Pittsburgh, is the new chair of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association's board of directors.
UnitedHealth Group expects its revenues to surpass $260 billion in 2020, the company said Dec. 2.
The CEOs of two merging health plans in Massachusetts said their combination will benefit consumers in the state and help the insurers compete with national payers, according to The Boston Globe.
Passport Health Plan is among the losers in a bid to help manage Kentucky's $8 billion-a-year Medicaid business, according to the Courier Journal.
CVS Health will acquire a subsidiary of Centene Corp. in Illinois, the organizations said Dec. 2.