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STAT+: UnitedHealth continues making stealthy deals, pushing deeper into medical care as scrutiny mounts

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  The sprawling conglomerate — which owns a major health insurance company, physician practices, a pharmacy benefit manager, and numerous other firms — acquired or created more than 250 subsidiaries in 2024. UnitedHealth Group, the largest health care company in the U.S., has clear ambitions of getting bigger. 

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STAT+: UnitedHealth discontinues a controversial brand amid scrutiny of algorithmic care denials

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Starting in the first quarter of 2024, Optum’s post-acute-care companies will be called Home & Community Care, according to internal documents obtained by STAT. However, Optum advised employees that “Home & Community Care should not be directly next to the Optum logo” in marketing materials.

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STAT+: As Humira biosimilars take over the market, CVS has created a new ploy: the drug ‘rebate credit’

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CVS Caremark, the PBM owned by CVS Health that oversees the prescription drug benefits of 103 million people, told its employer clients that it anticipated “more lower-cost products (including specialty biosimilars) may become preferred products” on its lists of approved drugs for 2024, according to documents obtained by STAT.

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Is Latuda covered by Medicare?

The Checkup by Singlecare

The price of Latuda can vary based on several factors, including your location, pharmacy, and insurance coverage. Whether you get Latuda or its generic equivalent, the price can vary based on factors such as insurance coverage and the pharmacy you use. But unfortunately, that program ended in July 2024.

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Financial assistance for hearing aids

The Checkup by Singlecare

Financial assistance for hearing aids There are several ways to make hearing aids more affordable, including insurance coverage, nonprofit organizations, and discount programs. Insurance coverage Private health insurance through employers and commercial plans vary in terms of coverage, with only some offering assistance for hearing devices.

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New Year’s Resolutions Trends: What Doctors Resolve To Do

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With 2024 rapidly approaching, there comes the question of New Year’s Resolutions. It includes insurance verification so that staff can communicate financial responsibilities to patients and engage them at the outset. To simplify our EHR and make documentation easier and quicker. Are they to be made or ignored?

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Numbers on NHS waiting lists will rise, warns UK health secretary

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The main bullet points in the plan include an objective of eliminating any delays to procedures of 18 months or more by April 2023 and over 65 weeks by March 2024, and reducing all waits to less than a year by 2025 – a year after the next scheduled general election. end waits over a year for 99% of people by 2024, and everyone by 2025.