Healthcare DIVE July 23, 2018
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.
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...