Prior authorizations are the way MA managed care plans pre-approve some procedures before they’ll pay for them.

The massive insurer now expects to lose 550,000 Medicare Advantage members — roughly one-tenth of its individual MA footprint ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (CN) — A federal judge has allowed a class action against UnitedHealth Group for denying coverage to its ...

filling the job previously held by slain executive Brian Thompson. Tim Noel, who was most recently chief executive of UnitedHealth’s Medicare division, will become CEO of the UnitedHealthcare ...

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) announced a new chief executive officer for its health insurance unit, UnitedHealthcare, Thursday, filling the role after Brian Thompson was shot to death last month in ...

“We can point to situations where prior authorization has literally saved lives. There are good docs and there are bad docs ...

Dr. Tatiana Bailey reflects on the challenges of the U.S. healthcare system, rising costs, moral hazards, and the public's ...

Democrats Are Pushing for Government-Run Healthcare. The Time to Begin Fighting It Is Now. Democrats are capitalizing on the ...

Brian Thompson, in Manhattan in December. Noel was the head of Medicare and retirement at UnitedHealthcare, the largest private health insurer in the U.S. It is the insurance arm of ...

UnitedHealthcare named Tim Noel as its new chief executive after the killing of predecessor Brian Thompson on a Midtown Manhattan sidewalk in December. Noel has been serving as head of Medicare ...

UnitedHealthcare has appointed Tim Noel as its new CEO following the fatal shooting of the company’s former leader Brian Thompson in ... of UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare & Retirement unit.

after the alleged targeted killing of former CEO Brian Thompson in December. Tim Noel, who most recently served as CEO of UnitedHealth Group's Medicare and retirement business, will step into the ...