A new study is the second Optum-led analysis on the topic of Medicare Advantage patients treated in value-based care models, following a 2022 analysis on patients treated by Optum providers. The ...
UnitedHealthcare pays providers in its sister company Optum 17% more than it pays non-Optum providers, according to a new study that provides fresh ammunition to critics of vertical integration and of ...
UnitedHealth Group called a new study "flat-out wrong." ((UnitedHealth Group)) A new study suggests insurance giant UnitedHealthcare is paying its sister company Optum's physicians more than it pays ...
UnitedHealthcare pays Optum physicians 17% more than comparable non-Optum physicians, a November study published in Health Affairs found. The study used CMS Payer Price Transparency data, analyzing ...