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The problem with United Healthcare’s plan to crack down …

(1 days ago) WEBWith that in mind, Hempstead said she interpreted United Healthcare’s move as a warning to providers: Keep jacking up prices and we’ll make your life difficult by vetting the claims. But it is

https://www.vox.com/2021/7/1/22557401/united-healthcare-emergency-room-visits-medical-bills

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UnitedHealthcare delays ER claims policy following …

(5 days ago) WEBUnitedHealthcare’s new policy is more detrimental to patients than the one adopted by Anthem in 2018 in many states that led the emergency physicians group to file the lawsuit against Anthem

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/06/10/unitedhealthcare-delays-er-claims-policy-backlash/7640575002/

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UnitedHealthcare May Deny Emergency Visit Coverage - The New …

(5 days ago) WEBTim Gruber for The New York Times. By Reed Abelson. June 10, 2021. In the face of growing opposition from hospital and doctors groups, UnitedHealthcare said …

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/10/health/united-health-insurance-emergency-care.html

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UnitedHealthcare to assess ER claims, sticking patients …

(2 days ago) WEB"UHC may believe inappropriate use of the emergency room is a widespread problem; however, there is limited evidence to support …

https://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/health/2021/06/09/unitedhealthcare-policy-assess-er-claims-sticking-patients-bills/7616935002/

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UnitedHealthcare delays controversial ER policy following …

(Just Now) WEBUnitedHealthcare said it planned to use the time to "educate consumers, customers and providers on the new policy and help ensure that people visit an …

https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/unitedhealthcare-delays-controversial-er-policy-following-backlash/601629/

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UnitedHealthcare temporarily reverses ER claims denial …

(9 days ago) WEBUnitedHealthcare, the nation's largest health insurer, has backtracked on a proposed policy retroactively rejecting emergency department claims. Internal data …

https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/unitedhealthcare-temporarily-reverses-er-claims-denial-policy-after-backlash

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UnitedHealthcare permanently shelves controversial ER …

(Just Now) WEBUnitedHealthcare had revised some language around its emergency and urgent care center coverage determination guideline that led the American Hospital Association to believe the payer, which

https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/unitedhealthcare-emergency-coverage-AHA-hospital-billing/616601/

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Perspective: UnitedHealthcare’s Dangerous ED Coverage …

(8 days ago) WEBIn fact, UHC’s parent company, UnitedHealth Group, posted a $6.7 billion in profit in the first quarter of 2021 alone. This 35% increase in year-over-year profit is the …

https://www.aha.org/news/perspective/2021-06-11-perspective-unitedhealthcares-dangerous-ed-coverage-policy-temporarily

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UnitedHealthcare delays ER coverage policy amid provider …

(4 days ago) WEBAmid significant backlash from providers, UnitedHealthcare is delaying its new emergency department coverage policy, which would allow the insurer to …

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payer/unitedhealthcare-delays-er-coverage-policy-amid-provider-backlash

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UnitedHealthcare to assess ER claims, sticking patients with bills

(4 days ago) WEBUnitedHealthcare's new ER policy called 'dangerous.' It says as many as 1 in 10 claims could be rejected. "UHC may believe inappropriate use of the emergency room is a widespread problem

https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/health/2021/06/10/unitedhealthcare-policy-assess-er-claims-sticking-patients-bills/7633307002/

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UnitedHealthcare to halt payments for 'non-emergency' …

(2 days ago) WEBIn a 2019 report, UnitedHealth Group estimated there were 18 million avoidable emergency department visits per year, at a cost of $32 billion in the U.S. It …

https://www.startribune.com/unitedhealthcare-to-halt-payments-for-non-emergency-care-in-ers/600066457/

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UnitedHealthcare faces intense backlash for new ER visit policy

(Just Now) WEBUnitedHealthcare ( UNH) delayed the start date for a new policy it announced this week, regarding the company's intention to reject claims for non-emergency visits to the emergency room. The

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/united-healthcare-faces-intense-backlash-for-new-er-visit-policy-180251960.html

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Biggest health insurer plans to deny ER bills if it doubts you had …

(Just Now) WEB666. Doctors and hospitals are condemning plans by UnitedHealthcare —the country’s largest health insurance company—to retroactively deny emergency medical care coverage to members if UHC

https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/06/biggest-health-insurer-plans-to-deny-er-bills-if-it-doubts-you-had-an-emergency/

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UHC Changes Emergency Department Claims …

(1 days ago) WEBStarting July 1, 2021, UHC will evaluate emergency department (ED) facility commercial claims using its Optum Emergency Department Claim (EDC) Analyzer to determine if the visit was …

https://healthpayerintelligence.com/news/uhc-changes-emergency-department-claims-evaluation-protocols

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UnitedHealthcare to crack down on ER visits, potentially exposing

(7 days ago) WEBStarting July 1, UnitedHealthcare will evaluate ER claims using a number of factors to determine if the visit was truly an emergency for its fully insured commercial members across many states,

https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/unitedhealthcare-to-crack-down-on-er-visits-potentially-exposing-patients/601300/

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With Cyberattack Fix Weeks Away, Health Providers Slam United

(6 days ago) WEBMarch 8, 2024. More than two weeks after a cyberattack, financially strapped doctors, hospitals and medical providers on Friday sharply criticized UnitedHealth Group’s latest …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/08/health/united-healthcare-cyberattack.html

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How do you help patients who show up in the ER 100 times a …

(7 days ago) WEBThe nonprofit organization seeks out health care's toughest patients — people whose medical and social problems combine to land them in the ER dozens of …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/03/1248830931/how-do-you-help-patients-who-show-up-in-the-er-100-times-a-year

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UnitedHealthcare delays plan to deny some ER coverage - kare11.com

(5 days ago) WEBDays prior, UnitedHealthcare, the nation’s largest health insurer, announced it would change its ER policy in 37 states starting July 1 in an effort to encourage patients to seek urgent care

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/health/unitedhealthcare-delays-plan-deny-er-coverage-visits/89-41b26f26-0cc8-4007-91b1-8b339e7fd3e1

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DOL Sues UnitedHealth Group for Improper Denial of ER Claims

(6 days ago) WEBIn a complaint filed on July 31, 2023, the Department of Labor (DOL) alleges that UnitedHealth Group’s third party administrator, UMR, improperly denied thousands of emergency room and urinary test claims. The DOL alleges that UMR denied emergency claims based on diagnosis codes and failed to apply the “prudent layperson standard" …

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/health_law/section-news/2023/august/dol-sues-unitedhealth-for-improper-denial-of-er-claims/

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Inappropriate ER use has gone from serious to critical

(7 days ago) WEBAlthough ER use dipped during the initial height of the pandemic by some 42% according to the CDC 2 and the percentage of ER visits from patients diagnosed …

https://smartlightanalytics.com/inappropriate-er-use-has-gone-from-serious-to-critical/

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U.S. Department of Labor sues UnitedHealth Group over …

(7 days ago) WEBShare. The U.S. Department of Labor is suing a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group over allegations that the company wrongly denied thousands of claims to pay health care providers for emergency room

https://www.startribune.com/u-s-labor-department-sues-unitedhealth-group-over-denied-claims-umr-emergency-room-er-urinary-drug/600294286/

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UnitedHealth Cyberattack Disrupts Prescription Drug Coverage

(Just Now) WEBFeb. 26, 2024. Updated on Feb. 27 to include new company statements. A cyberattack on a unit affiliated with UnitedHealthcare, the nation’s largest insurer, has disrupted drug …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/26/health/cyberattack-prescriptions-united-healthcare.html

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UnitedHealthcare tried to deny coverage to a chronically ill …

(4 days ago) WEBKavanaugh responded that the insurer had paid $1.1 million in claims for McNaughton’s care as of the middle of May 2021. If the reduced doses had been in place, the amount would have been cut to

https://www.propublica.org/article/unitedhealth-healthcare-insurance-denial-ulcerative-colitis

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Evaluation and Management (E/M) Policy, Professional

(Just Now) WEBUnitedHealthcare due to programming or other constraints; however, UnitedHealthcare strives to minimize these variations. UnitedHealthcare may modify this reimbursement …

https://www.uhcprovider.com/content/dam/provider/docs/public/policies/comm-reimbursement/COMM-Evaluation-and-Management-Policy.pdf

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