Comments on: UnitedHealth Group Defrauded 100 Million Americans http://www.americaforpurchase.com/american-injustice/unitedhealth-group-defrauded-100-million-americans/ Democrat and Independent Political Commentaries, News, US Congress, Economy, War, Big Oil, American Debt, Earmarks, US President, US Deficit and Hope Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:10:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rudy http://www.americaforpurchase.com/american-injustice/unitedhealth-group-defrauded-100-million-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-2504 rudy Wed, 03 Nov 2010 21:30:12 +0000 http://www.americaforpurchase.com/?p=1711#comment-2504 UnitedHealth to bestow its name on local units Washington Business Journal - by Ben Fischer Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 4:51pm EDT Article: UnitedHealth to bestow its name on local units By Ben Fischer, Washington Business Journal, Health Care Focus, October 27, 2010 Summary: UnitedHealth Group Inc., the country's largest health insurer and No. 3 in the Washington market, is consolidating its brand by emphasizing its ownership of some local health plans and giving its business units more straightforward names. Unison Health Plan of the Capital Area, a Medicaid-managed care plan in DC, will now be part of a subsidiary known as UnitedHealthcare Communities and States. Previously, the division handling government-funded plans was known as AmeriChoice. UnitedHealth's Medicare supplemental plans and other products for retirees, formerly called Ovations, will now be known as UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement. The rebranding addresses will emphasize the company's size and broad range of services, which can help manage medical costs by providing data and efficiencies. The company also wants to simplify its own segment of a confusing health care marketplace. <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles... Comment: Medicaid's chronic under-funding threatens access to care for the low-income individuals covered by this program primarily because many providers will not participate at rates that frequently do not even pay overhead expenses. Several state governments have turned over their Medicaid funds to private corporations to administer these programs. Mr. Welters exemplifies how well these plans fulfill their corporate responsibility to their shareholders and executives. UnitedHealth to bestow its name on local units Washington Business Journal – by Ben Fischer Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 4:51pm EDT
Article: UnitedHealth to bestow its name on local units By Ben Fischer, Washington Business Journal, Health Care Focus, October 27, 2010 Summary: UnitedHealth Group Inc., the country’s largest health insurer and No. 3 in the Washington market, is consolidating its brand by emphasizing its ownership of some local health plans and giving its business units more straightforward names. Unison Health Plan of the Capital Area, a Medicaid-managed care plan in DC, will now be part of a subsidiary known as UnitedHealthcare Communities and States. Previously, the division handling government-funded plans was known as AmeriChoice. UnitedHealth’s Medicare supplemental plans and other products for retirees, formerly called Ovations, will now be known as UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement. The rebranding addresses will emphasize the company’s size and broad range of services, which can help manage medical costs by providing data and efficiencies. The company also wants to simplify its own segment of a confusing health care marketplace.

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Comment: Medicaid's chronic under-funding threatens access to care for the low-income individuals covered by this program primarily because many providers will not participate at rates that frequently do not even pay overhead expenses. Several state governments have turned over their Medicaid funds to private corporations to administer these programs. Mr. Welters exemplifies how well these plans fulfill their corporate responsibility to their shareholders and executives.

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