UnitedHealth Group’s profits eclipsed $5.2 billion in the third quarter on a strong performance by its Optum health services and UnitedHealthcare health plans. UnitedHealth, which continues to see success as both a provider of medical care benefits under the Optum umbrella and as a company that pays for benefits through its health insurance plans, Friday said third quarter net income increased to $5.26 billion compared to $4.28 billion in the third quarter of 2022.
President Biden directed the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to consider new payment and delivery models to lower drug costs and promote access to innovative drug therapies for beneficiaries, and report within 90 days on its plan and timeline for testing selected models.
Proposed changes in Medicare rules could soon pave the way for a significant expansion in Medicare-covered dental services, while falling short of the comprehensive benefits that many Democratic lawmakers have advocated.
South Dakota is poised to expand its state Medicaid program to more than 40,000 people in November, the culmination of a years-long strategy from progressives to broaden Obamacare’s reach in deeply red states.
Federal health officials have agreed to make public 90 audits of private Medicare Advantage health plans for seniors that are expected to reveal hundreds of millions of dollars in overcharges to the government.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal court judge on Wednesday allowed a Florida rule to continue that bars the state Medicaid program from reimbursing patients for most forms of gender-affirming care. Judge Robert Hinkle denied a preliminary injunction request from a coalition of transgender rights groups seeking to stop the rule.
