Health Insurance News Health Care Giant Optum Faces New Scrutiny After Fumbled Arrival In Eugene, But It’s Already Entrenched In Oregon

UnitedHealth Faces Intensified Antitrust Scrutiny Over Optum Unit

Shares of healthcare conglomerate UnitedHealth experienced significant pressure Monday as news emerged that U.S. antitrust authorities are escalating their i ... Read More

Oregon health organizations face scrutiny over rising costs

Five health care organizations in Oregon, including PacificSource, are under scrutiny for increasing costs without providing acceptable reasons, according to th ... Read More

Optum to drop coverage of multiple low-cost health plans

New Yorkers on Fidelis/Wellcare and Cigna/HealthSpring plans can no longer use their health insurance at the Hudson Valley's largest health care provider. Read More

UnitedHealth tops 3Q forecasts as it resets coverage prices to deal with rising costs

UnitedHealth has returned to better-than-expected growth after starting the year swamped by medical costs and then withdrawing its forecast for 2025. Leaders of the health care giant said Tuesday that ... Read More

UnitedHealth’s Optum Unit Gets Second New CFO in Six Months

The finance leader at one of UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s two major divisions has left that role after less than six months, the latest sign of rapid turnover in the top ranks of the health insurance ... Read More

Optum to close dozens of New Jersey medical offices, sending patients scrambling

A major medical office chain abruptly announced dozens of closures across New Jersey, sending patients scrambling to find a new place to get health care. Optum will be closing nearly 90 clinics across ... Read More