UnitedHealthcare tells doctors it will pay some claims in real time

By Allison Bell

News May 06, 2026 at 04:14 PM

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UnitedHealthcare is telling doctors it will pay some commercial claims the same day.
The insurer says doctors should talk to service providers about the new flow of real-time payments.
Aetna is emphasizing that it already minimizes use of prior authorization and maximizes use of standards.

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