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- Published On: July 26th, 2024
UnitedHealth Group started out as a small, Minnesota health insurance company and has since morphed into a modern-day Standard Oil, exerting unmatched dominance over health care in the United States.
- Published On: July 26th, 2024
Cold-eyed political types looking for a Democratic victory in November argue that Kamala Harris has to deal with the stereotypical first impression from voters, coded largely by race and gender, that she’s too liberal.
- Published On: July 26th, 2024
Pharmacy middlemen known as pharmacy benefit managers deny claims that they’re responsible for the inflating cost of medicine. They say that big drugmakers are the sole culprits for the sticker shock you or whomever pays for your insurance experiences at the pharmacy counter.
- Published On: July 26th, 2024
The majority of working-age adults in the United States have health insurance via their employers.
- Published On: July 26th, 2024
Humana announced on Wednesday that CenterWell, its health care services business, will lease 23 Walmart Health locations in four states.
- Published On: July 25th, 2024
July 23 (Reuters) - U.S. pharmaceutical industry middlemen defended their role in the healthcare system during a Congressional hearing on Tuesday after committee members accused them of pushing patients toward expensive treatments even when lower-cost options are available.
- Published On: July 25th, 2024
CHICAGO (WGEM) - Right now, the six largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBM) manage nearly 95% of all prescriptions in the U.S. That’s according to a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report released July 9.
- Published On: July 25th, 2024
Northwell Health, New York’s largest health care system, is betting that the entertainment business can bolster its bottom line, and drive health awareness in the process.
- Published On: July 25th, 2024
Medicare Advantage beneficiaries account for a growing share of patients admitted to hospitals, making facilities increasingly reliant on private insurers and subject to pre-treatment approvals or claims denials, according to a new KFF analysis.
- Published On: July 25th, 2024
The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), along with 39 medical providers from multiple states, filed a class action lawsuit on Friday against UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiaries Change Healthcare and Optum for losses resulting from the massive cyber-attack earlier this year.