UnitedHealth has filed suit against the U.S. Defense Department over its awarding of the Tricare South Region contract to Humana, who it took the contract from two years ago.

Minnesota-based UnitedHealth has sent its 75,000 employees nationwide an email urging them to contact their senators to oppose pending health reform legislation, even providing a two form letters, with one attacking the public option.

A grand jury in Sussex County, N.J., has handed up an indictment containing more than 60 charges against a former pharmacy owner.

UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co. and three of its subsidiaries were ordered to pay a $750,000 fine by Georgia regulators for delaying payment on thousands of health claims.

Calling for “much-needed transparency, accountability and fairness,” in consumer reimbursement for out-of-network health care, New York’s attorney general revealed details of a new, nationwide database to bring about change.

UnitedHealthcare and Clinch Valley Medical Center in Richlands, Va., have signed a new agreement to enable UnitedHealthcare customers in Tazewell County to have local access to health care. The partnership took effect Oct. 1.

One of the nation’s largest independent career agency distribution groups has reached a deal to sell four insurance plans from UnitedHealthcare’s Golden Rule Insurance Co.

New Jersey will be one of two states to test a new website giving doctors a single location to find patients’ benefit information.

Calling it “wholly unacceptable,” Sen. Max Baucus is lashing out against health insurer Humana for mailings to its senior citizen customers the congressman says are misleading.

The president of a national group benefits company says Congress and President Barack Obama are missing key opportunities to fix the nation’s health care system, including breaking up the “monopoly” …  Read →