By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s spending bill is set to raise administrative costs and make managing costs more difficult for insurers like UnitedHealthcare and CVS Health’s Aetna that operate Medicaid health plans, experts say. As a result, those insurers will likely pull back their Medicaid coverage and invest more in existing…
National champion Angad Singh breaks down his award-winning speech – CBS News Watch CBS News Angad Singh, the winner of the National Speech and Debate Association’s original oratory championship, joins “CBS Mornings Plus” to talk about his speech urging America to move beyond thoughts and prayers after tragedy. Be the first to know Get browser…
UnitedHealthcare, Kaiser Permanente and other major U.S. health insurers say they want to make it faster and easier for patients to obtain care. Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), a trade association that represents the health insurance industry, announced Monday that some of its biggest members are taking steps to streamline “prior authorization” — industry jargon for…
UnitedHealth Group is being sued by investors who claim the company misled them by allegedly withholding information on how the company was being affected by a backlash prompted by its response to the December killing of top executive Brian Thompson. In the proposed class action lawsuit filed Wednesday in the Southern District of New York, investor…
Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty Friday to federal murder and stalking charges as a mix of supporters, onlookers and others gathered at the federal courthouse in New York City. A line — which began forming around 5 p.m. the previous evening — stretched in front of the entrance, with people eager to see the 26-year-old…
The 26-year-old suspect in the New York City shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has been indicted on federal charges. Luigi Mangione was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury on one count of murder with a firearm, another firearms offense and two counts of stalking. If convicted as charged, he would be eligible…
Why Luigi Mangione could face the death penalty What to know as prosecutors seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione 02:50 Attorneys for Luigi Mangione asked a judge to stop federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty against their client, saying the U.S. government “intends to kill Mr. Mangione as a political stunt.” The motion filed…
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office does not want Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, to have a laptop in prison, and is also taking issue with what he was given to wear for a recent court appearance. Mangione, 26, remains behind bars in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn and…
The DOJ has launched a civil fraud investigation into UnitedHealthcare over its billing practices in the Medicare Advantage program, according to the Wall Street Journal. The investigation focuses on whether the healthcare giant artificially inflated patient diagnoses to increase its monthly payments from the government. In a statement, UnitedHealth Group called reporting by the Journal…
WASHINGTON — Two of the biggest critics of the U.S. health care system condemned the assassination of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO Brian Thompson while calling out “vile” insurance company practices aimed at maximizing profits. “The visceral response from people across this country who feel cheated, ripped off, and threatened by the vile practices of their insurance companies…