June 2021

UnitedHealthcare Delays Reduction in Emergency Room Coverage

Hospital Charges, Insurance Companies / Donna / June 19, 2021 / Emergency Room Visits

Just three days after announcing a new policy aimed at reducing Emergency Room (ER) coverage, United Healthcare (UHC) delayed the policy’s July 1st start date. The reversal was in response to a fierce backlash from the American Hospital Association, the American College of Emergency Physicians and others. But before we get to the backlash, let’s […]

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How to Protect Yourself from Health Care Fraud

Health Care Identity / Donna / June 5, 2021 / Fraud

In 2019 the U.S. spent $3.8 trillion on health care. That much money makes health care ripe for fraud. A conservative estimate by The National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association sets health care fraud at 3% of total health care expenditures. That’s $114 billion. As a health care consumer, you could be the target of fraud.

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