Are you better off than you would have been 14 years ago? If you’re one of the millions of Americans who have a preexisting medical condition and don’t have a job that comes with health benefits, the answer is, overwhelmingly, yes.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, is asking the UnitedHealth Group to explain what it is doing to address the ongoing fallout from the cyberattack on one of its subsidiaries last month.
The public will soon find out whether the federal government is willing to meet the health insurance industry’s demands and deposit more money into the bank accounts of next year’s Medicare Advantage plans.
The first increases last year went to primary care doctors, maternity care and some mental health services. This year's increases, which have not yet been approved by the Legislature, would include things like obstetric, vaccine and abortion services — and optometry.
UnitedHealth Group says it expected its biggest clearinghouses to be back online during the weekend, 'and we expect more than $14 billion in claims referenced to start flowing soon after.'