Becker's Healthcare September 5, 2024
From releasing more details about its national prior authorization gold-card program to reportedly eyeing a potential acquisition of Surgical Partners, here are 10 updates on UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiaries that Becker’s has reported since Aug. 13:
1. UnitedHealthcare reached contract agreements with HCA Healthcare-owned hospitals in four states.
2. UnitedHealthcare released more details about its national gold-card program that is set to take effect on Oct. 1.
3. As of Sept. 1, University of Florida Health’s hospitals and physician groups in Gainesville, Jacksonville, and St. Johns are no longer in network with UnitedHealthcare.
4. Mississippi awarded Medicaid contracts to Centene, Molina Healthcare and new nonprofit TrueCare. UnitedHealthcare, which currently manages the state’s Medicaid program, did not...