Healthcare DIVE July 23, 2018
Les Masterson

Dive Brief:

  • UnitedHealth Group expects to double the size of its national accountable care organization NexusACO at least once and maybe twice through the end of 2019.
  • UnitedHealthcare President and COO Dan Schumacher said during a recent earnings call that the payer covers about 75,000 members through NexusACO, which it launched last year for self-funded companies with 100 or more employees.
  • NexusACO has spread to 33 ACOs in 26 markets in 15 states.
Dive Insight:

UnitedHealth Group announced its second quarter earnings Tuesday. The company, which includes UnitedHealthcare and Optum, reported its Q2 revenue increased by 12.1% year-over-year to $56.1 billion.

During the earnings call, Schumacher...

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