UnitedHealthcare is facing another lawsuit that alleges the health insurer discriminated against members who received mental health services, according to The Recorder.
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In September, Banner-University Health Plans, the managed Medicaid organization of Phoenix-based Banner Health, debuted a care coordination platform to safely share data between physicians and behavioral health providers caring for some of the state's most vulnerable patients.
Five recent articles posted by Becker's Hospital Review that concern payer-provider relationships:
The University of Iowa Health Care in Iowa City will be considered an in-network provider for Medicare patients with health insurance through HealthPartners UnityPoint Health's health plan, according to The Gazette.
Medicaid work requirements will be among the first to go after apparent Kentucky Gov.-elect Andy Beshear, a Democrat, takes office, according to CNBC.
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Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, a Houston-based network of more than 400 physicians, will once again be a part of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas' provider network, the organizations said Nov. 6.
Humana said layoffs projected to affect more than 800 employees nationwide will cost the insurer $46 million.
Medical cost ratio, which measures how much of an insurer's revenue goes toward medical claims, is a number investors frequently scrutinize when analyzing an insurer's financial performance.
Almost 8 in 10 health insurance consumers who purchased their health plan through eHealth's private online marketplace shopped for coverage, according to a survey from the platform.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina is focusing on strategies that use machine learning and artificial intelligence to share patient data with providers and other healthcare professionals, according to The Herald Sun.