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Providers say Medicare Advantage hinders new methadone benefit

A new benefit aimed at helping treat opioid use disorder can be hard to access for those who use Medicare Advantage plans, advocates say.

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An unexplained injury discovered after eye surgery. What should happen next?

When Jerry Bilinski, a 67-year-old retired social worker, scheduled cataract surgery with Carolina Eye Associates near his home in Fayetteville, North Carolina, he expected no drama, just a future with better vision.

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He woke up from eye surgery with a gash on his forehead. What happened?

Some doctors and medical practices voluntarily give rebates on a bill if an injury occurs during a procedure, while others will not, a medical ethicist says. Here's how patients can respond.

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Audits — hidden until now — reveal millions in Medicare Advantage overcharges

Newly released federal audits reveal widespread overcharges and other errors in payments to Medicare Advantage health plans for seniors, with some plans overbilling the government more than $1,000 per patient a year on average.

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Justice Department appeals ruling in UnitedHealth Group antitrust case

The Justice Department is appealing a September ruling that found the government failed to show how an acquisition by UnitedHealth Group would harm competition.

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Hidden audits reveal millions in overcharges by Medicare Advantage plans

Taxpayers footed the bill for care that should have cost far less, according to records released under the Freedom of Information Act. The U.S. government may charge insurers $650 million as a result.

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Nursing home surprise: Advantage plans may shorten stays to less time than Medicare covers

After 11 days in a St. Paul, Minnesota, skilled nursing facility recuperating from a fall, Paula Christopherson, 97, was told by her insurer that she should return home.

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2 Stocks with Great Track Records to Buy Right Now

Despite the Fed's aggressive interest rate hikes, the job market remains strong. However, given the mounting recessionary fears, it may be prudent to invest in UnitedHealth Group (UNH) and Biogen (BIIB), based on their solid fundamentals and impressive growth prospects. Continue Reading….

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Nursing home surprise: Medicare Advantage plans covering less time than Medicare covers

Health care providers, nursing home representatives and patient advocates say Medicare Advantage plans increasingly are ending members’ coverage for nursing home and rehabilitation services before patients are healthy enough to go home.

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Walmart, UnitedHealth Group announce a partnership on clinic care and Medicare Advantage coverage

UnitedHealth Group and Walmart on Wednesday announced a 10-year health care partnership that will begin with enhancements for 15 clinics in the southeast U.S. as well as the launch of a co-branded Medicare Advantage health plan.

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Five years after largely exiting ACA markets, UnitedHealthcare to expand in more state exchanges

UnitedHealthcare is seeking regulatory approval to begin selling coverage to individuals in four new states in 2023, expanding the insurer's return to a market it largely abandoned five years ago.

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Health insurance price data: It’s out there, but it’s not for the faint of heart

Data wonks with mighty computers are overjoyed. Ordinary consumers, not so much.

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Health insurance prices for care are now out there, but finding them is an ordeal

A dump of tens of thousands of colossal digital files from a single insurer is not unusual, and it'll be weeks before data firms can put the information in a usable format for employers and patients.

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3 Dividend-Paying Healthcare Stocks to Outperform in the Bear Market

The bear market is creating a challenging environment for investors. One place to find outperformance could be high0-quality, healthcare stocks that are paying a dividend. Therefore, investors should consider dividend-paying healthcare stocks like Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), AbbVie Inc. (ABBV), and Unitedhealth Group (UNH). .

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3 Defensive Stocks to Outperform in this Bear Market

While the stock market has entered a bear phase following the release of multi-decade high inflation data, the health insurance industry could survive the downturn because of the near-inelastic demand for health coverage. Therefore, investors looking to dodge a market downturn could bet on fundamentally sound health insurance stocks Anthem…

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Want free, at-home COVID-19 tests from pharmacies and insurers? It’s not always easy, despite requirements

CHICAGO -- Some Illinois residents say they’re still having trouble getting free at-home COVID-19 tests from pharmacies and insurance companies, more than three months after the White House began requiring insurers to cover them.

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4 Rock-Solid Dow Jones Stocks to Buy and Hold

Despite volatile market conditions owing to the Russia-Ukraine war, supply chain bottlenecks, high inflation, and imminent aggressive federal interest rate increases, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has managed to advance over the past month on an improving labor market and strong corporate results. So, we think it could be wise…

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UnitedHealth Q1 Earnings Beat Consensus Helped By Growth Across Segments

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UnitedHealth Group paying $5.4B for Louisiana-based home health firm

UnitedHealth Group is paying $5.4 billion to acquire LHC Group, a Louisiana-based home care company, in a deal that pushes the Minnetonka-based health care giant further into direct patient care.

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This Microcap Pharma Stock Almost Doubled Today - Read Why

UnitedHealthcare has added Kala Pharmaceuticals Inc's (NASDAQ:KALA) Eysuvis (loteprednol etabonate ophthalmic suspension) 0.25% as a covered brand on its commercial formularies effective March 2022. Eysuvis now has coverage for approximately 118 million lives or 70% of all commercial lives. Kala also announced that Cigna Medicare had added Eysuvis as a preferred brand effective…

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Justice Department sues to block UnitedHealth Group acquisition of Change Healthcare

The Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit Thursday to block UnitedHealth Group's proposed acquisition of Change Healthcare, a $13 billion deal the federal government says could potentially harm millions of Americans by lowering the quality of health insurance while making coverage more costly.

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Mayo stops scheduling out-of-network Medicare Advantage patients in Minnesota

Mayo Clinic is not scheduling appointments for seniors in certain Medicare Advantage health plans because their insurers haven't negotiated contracts for in-network access to the world-renowned medical center.

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Bill of the Month: The doctor didn’t show up, but the hospital ER still charged $1,012

Dhaval Bhatt had been warned about hospital emergency rooms.

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UnitedHealthcare partners with Walmart on free at-home COVID tests

UnitedHealthcare has agreements with Walmart and a growing list of retailers to make available free at-home COVID-19 tests when subscribers present their ID cards at pharmacy counters.

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