Because the United States still doesn't have a national health care system that guarantees everyone adequate medical attention. On December 4, a gunman murdered Brian Thompson, UnitedHealthcare's 50- year-old CEO. And Andrew Witty, CEO of the overall UnitedHealth operation, collected $23.5 million, making him the nation's highest-paid health insurance CEO.
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The U.S. has made great progress in getting more people insured since the Affordable Care Act took effect in 2014. The share of uninsured Americans ages 18 to 64 fell from 18% before the ACA to 9.5% in 2022. And preexisting conditions no longer prevent coverage or lead to an increase in premiums.
2024 DEC 16– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Current study results on Managed Care have been published. Financial support for this research came from School of Dentistry, University of Washington. The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from the University of Washington,“ Three state agencies provided enrollment and…
Even as UnitedHealth Group workers have been wrongly made to feel unsafe by a barrage of threats and vitriol over the past nine days, CEO Andrew Witty said in a New York Times op-ed Friday that insurers must do better in being transparent with patients when coverage for care is denied. UnitedHealth Group confirmed Thursday night that shooting suspect Luigi…
UnitedHealth Group agreed to pay $69 million to settle a class action lawsuit from an employee who alleged the health care giant offered its employees lower-performing 401 options than it could have, costing workers hundreds of millions in lost investment profits. The litigation alleged interference by the company’ s CFO to retain certain Wells Fargo funds…
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In observance of HIV/AIDS Awareness Month and to further the Shapiro Administration's commitment to Pennsylvanians' wellbeing, the Pennsylvania Insurance Department and the Department of Health today remind Pennsylvanians of the importance of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis medication for HIV prevention. "We want to remind consumers that the federal…
In early 2024, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson had an urgent warning for his colleagues: The company has a public relations problem. Instead, UnitedHealthcare and its parent, UnitedHealth Group, faced investigations, a congressional probe and simmering consumer anger over charges it was making billions by denying health care to the ill and the elderly.
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Here are some new health care laws coming to Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware that take effect in 2025.. Starting in early 2025, care provided by doulas during pregnancy and in the postpartum period will be covered under Medicaid, a public health insurance…
LAKELAND, Fla.- A Florida woman was charged with threatening her health insurance provider during a phone conversation after police say she uttered the same words found on bullet casings used in the killing of an insurance executive in New York. Briana Boston, 42, told a representative of Blue Cross Blue Shield, "Delay, deny, depose. The words "delay," "deny" and "depose"…
Josh Hawley is furious, after health insurance company Anthem planned a policy change that would cut the length of time anesthesia can be covered during medical procedures. Anthem walked back the change after a wave of outrage, but Hawley and Sen. Patients in limbo as Ohio State, Anthem negotiate insurance rates.
MINNEAPOLIS- Even as UnitedHealth Group workers have been wrongly made to feel unsafe by a barrage of threats and vitriol over the past nine days, CEO Andrew Witty said in a New York Times op-ed Friday that insurers must do better in being transparent with patients when coverage for care is denied. UnitedHealth Group confirmed Thursday night that shooting…
TRENTON, NJ— Legislation that would require health insurers to cover biomarker testing has advanced in the New Jersey State Senate. The measure, sponsored by Senators Troy Singleton and Vin Gopal, would ensure that state-regulated insurance plans cover biomarker testing for patients when it is supported by medical and scientific evidence, removing…
By far, Texas has the most DACA recipients of any state on the list, with more than 87,000 "Dreamers," according to the filing. Opponents to the health care expansion, including Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, celebrated the judge's ruling. In May, the federal Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services announced a rule change that allowed "Dreamers"- DACA recipients…
May 31 of this year was a bittersweet day of sorts. That's the day my license as an insurance producer in the state of New Jersey expired. No, these changes have come about because even a $20 billion a year industry couldn't get insurance if it continued to pay out class action lawsuits to former players— and their families/victims— who suffered early onset dementia…
By far, Texas has the most DACA recipients of any state on the list, with more than 87,000 "Dreamers," according to the filing. Opponents to the health care expansion, including Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, celebrated the judge's ruling. In May, the federal Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services announced a rule change that allowed "Dreamers"— DACA recipients…
MINNEAPOLIS— Even as UnitedHealth Group workers have been wrongly made to feel unsafe by a barrage of threats and vitriol over the past nine days, CEO Andrew Witty said in a New York Times op-ed Friday that insurers must do better in being transparent with patients when coverage for care is denied. UnitedHealth Group confirmed Thursday night that shooting…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez isn't defending last week's targeted execution of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson, but believes companies like his act in a way that many people might see as life-threatening. She recalled going to a free clinic for blood work she couldn't afford while campaigning to represent New York's 14th District.
Many Americans currently get health insurance through their jobs. Losing their jobs, they also lose their insurance. Given recent advances in artificial intelligence, which may destroy many jobs, Americans could therefore be in for a lot of pain.
At that time, the TV talk show host owned between $280,000 and $600,000 in UnitedHealth Group and between $50,000 and $100,000 in CVS Health, both of which provide health insurance plans under Medicare Advantage. He owned between $5 M and $25 M in a digital health company called Sharecare and received dividends between $100,000 and $1 M. Nick Clemens, Oz's…
