Sunday, January 13, 2013

Maryland orders UnitedHealthcare to pay $1.5 million - Dayton Business Journal:

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million to reimburse hospitals and radiology servicr providers for healthinsurance claims. UnitedHealthcare agreexd to the settlement with the insurance administration after conductinv a self audit of its The audit revealed that somehospital elective-carse procedures and radiology claims were inappropriately denied. UnitedHealthcare’sa self audit revealed 85 cases of paymenr denials in hospitals thattotalede $756,130 in charges. Unitedr also denied payment to 227 radiology whichtotaled $172,599 in charges. The insurance administrationb alsoassessed $633,000 in penalties.
UnitedHealthcare spokeswoman Deborza Spano said in a statement that the insuranc e company is glad to have entered intothe “We are confident that the changess being made will ensure that members receive bette r coordinated care and that thei benefits are applied correctly,” Spano UnitedHealthcare, which has its regionall headquarters in West Chester, is a unit of Minnetonka-base (NYSE: UNH).

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