A pair of St. Louis, Mo-based subsidiaries of UnitedHealthcare will pay $536,000 in fines and review 50,000 chiropractic claims it denied in 2004 in an agreement with Missouri regulators.
A group representing the nation’s health insurance companies is calling an investigation by the U.S. House into the finances of 52 insurers a “politically motivated, taxpayer financed fishing expedition.”
UnitedHealthcare has partnered with the Social Services Purchasing Alliance to provide more than 10,000 employees a 5% discount on the New Jersey Small Employer health plans it offers.
New York Gov. David Paterson has announced the expansion of a pilot program that will provide affordable health insurance to small businesses and individuals in Central New York.
As a direct result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) – also known as ObamaCare – health insurance agent and broker commissions have been slashed by as much as 50%. Agencies have been forced to lay off employees, limit products and services, shift to other lines, and have seen significant drops in compensation.