6+ hour, 39+ min ago  (179+ words) March 10 (Reuters) " A congressional committee's investigators found the average American senior's Medicare premiums last year "were about 10% higher due "to alleged overpayments to private Medicare Advantage plans, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Medicare Part B premiums that "most…...

1+ mon, 22+ hour ago  (136+ words) Feb 9 (Reuters) " The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Monday proposed "regulations to crack down on fraud and misleading practices by health insurance agents and brokers to lower healthcare "costs. The 2027 Payment Notice "sets standards for health insurance issuers, brokers…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (282+ words) NEW YORK, Dec 19 (Reuters) " UnitedHealth said on Friday that audits by outside consulting firms of its health services and pharmacy benefit units would result in operational changes including "more automation and increased standardization of internal processes. UnitedHealth Group Inc CEO…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (85+ words) Dec 17 (Reuters) - The "U.S. Defense Department "on "Wednesday said it was exercising "an "option "to "award "Humana a $7.3 billion deal "for health care "and "administrative "support "services. (Reporting "by Christian "Martinez, writing by David "Lj... Pentagon awards Humana a $7.3 billion health…...

5+ mon, 21+ hour ago  (128+ words) (Reuters) -CVS Health said on Thursday that its Aetna insurance business has over 81% of members in Medicare Advantage plans that are rated 4 stars or higher for 2026. Additionally, over 63% of Aetna Medicare Advantage members are in a 4.5-star plan for next…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (104+ words) (Reuters) -Humana said on Thursday it has about 20% of its members currently enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans rated 4 stars and above for 2026, based on preliminary data. (Reporting by Sneha S K; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar) - Win a pair of tickets…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (175+ words) (Reuters) -UnitedHealth has sought meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump, although it has not secured a meeting yet, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. UnitedHealth CEO Stephen Hemsley recently met White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles to discuss Medicare…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (198+ words) (Reuters) -U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren wrote a letter to UnitedHealth executives asking for information about the loans the healthcare conglomerate provided after the cyberattack at its tech unit last year. In a letter to UnitedHealth CEO Stephen Hemsley…...

7+ mon, 3+ day ago  (161+ words) (Reuters) -Senators Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren are launching an investigation into UnitedHealth Group related to allegations that the healthcare conglomerate secretly paid nursing homes thousands in bonuses to help slash hospital transfers for ailing residents. In a letter dated…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (127+ words) (Reuters) -UnitedHealth has begun complying with formal criminal and civil requests from the U.S. Department of Justice after media reports about investigations into its participation in the Medicare program, according to a filing. The company said it has full confidence in…...