One of the nation’s largest insurers, the company’s profits were higher than analysts’ expectations but still fell short of showing a significant comeback.
Category: Medicare Advantage
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UnitedHealth Group Reports Flat First-Quarter Earnings
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Help for Medicare Advantage Patients Who Lose Doctors Is Shelved, for Now
The New York Times – Business:Nationwide, hospital and providers are leaving private Medicare Advantage plans, putting thousands of seniors at risk of higher costs and the loss of trusted doctors.
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When Changing Your Address Leads to Losing Your Medicare Coverage
The New York Times – Business:Using a post office box shouldn’t cost you your health insurance. But in one woman’s case, it sure seemed to.
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Kaiser Permanente Agrees to Pay $556 Million to Settle Medicare Overbilling Claims
The Justice Department and whistle-blowers accused the major health insurer of overbilling the government for about $1 billion under the private plans.
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Why Medicare Recipients Should Check Their 2026 Drug Plans Now
Fall enrollment is on. Some plans are raising premiums for Part D, which covers prescriptions, by $50 or more per month, while others are lowering them.
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U.S. Health Workers Recalled From Shutdown Furlough for Medicare, A.C.A. Enrollments
A federal agency said its employees would return on Monday, with the costs paid by user fees collected from researchers.
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Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures
A pilot program in six states will use a tactic employed by private insurers that has been heavily criticized for delaying and denying medical care.
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UnitedHealth Grew to Be a Leviathan. Then Came the Backlash.
The conglomerate was viewed as one of the most successful companies in America, but patients are enraged and investors have lost faith in its business model.
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UnitedHealth Grew to Be a Leviathan. Then Came the Backlash.
The conglomerate was viewed as one of the most successful companies in America, but patients are enraged and investors have lost faith in its business model.
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UnitedHealth Will Cooperate With Federal Probe of Its Medicare Billing Practices
On Thursday, the giant health care conglomerate announced that it had “proactively reached out” to the Justice Department, after reports of a government investigation had surfaced.