Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. United Healthcare Indiana, Ind. headquarters on June 6, 2016. UnitedHealthcare pays providers in its sister company Optum 17% more ...

Prices rose 11% at ambulatory surgery centers after they were bought by Optum, probably because the newly acquired providers were able to negotiate higher prices with insurers, according to a new ...

Medicare Advantage patients treated in value-based care models saw better outcomes than those treated in fee-for-service models, according to a new study. Researchers led by a team at Optum examined ...

A new study suggests insurance giant UnitedHealthcare is paying its sister company Optum's physicians more than it pays other providers. The analysis, published this week in Health Affairs, examines ...

UnitedHealthcare pays Optum physicians 17% more than comparable non-Optum physicians, a November study published in Health Affairs found. The study used CMS Payer Price Transparency data, analyzing ...

The acquisition of ASCs by UnitedHealth Group’s Optum, parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, was associated with double-digit price increases for competing insurers, according to a February study ...

UnitedHealthcare pays providers in its sister company Optum 17% more than it pays non-Optum providers, according to a new study that provides fresh ammunition to critics of vertical integration and of ...