Topic: UnitedHealth Group Inc.

Health insurers jump after key Senate vote on health care reform; passage expected this weekShares of health insurance providers leaped Monday after a key Senate vote on the country's health care overhaul put legislation on track for passage before Christmas.Shortly after 1 ...

WHY HEALTH INSURERS ARE WINNING

WHY HEALTH INSURERS ARE WINNING As the health reform fight shifts this month from a vacationing Washington to congressional districts and local airwaves around the country, much more of the battle than most people realize is already over. That would destabilize the ...

Beyond Fee-for-Service: Paying Doctors for ‘Episodes of Care’

When you pay doctors for every procedure they do, there's an incentive for unnecessary treatments. Paying a single, bundled fee for an "episode of care" such as a hip implant or a few months of treatment for cancer or a chronic disease. ...