Health Care Reform

The Justice Department’s years-long court battle to force UnitedHealth Group to return billions of dollars in alleged Medicare Advantage overpayments hit a major setback Monday when a special master ruled the government had failed to prove its case.

The offer may show employers how hard drug manufacturers will compete based on price, in at least some situations.

Requiring pharmacy benefit managers to pass through updates cut premium changes by an average of 52%.

More than 8 in 10 employers intend to offer employees and their dependents access to lower- or no-cost mental health support through their tele-mental health provider this year, the letter said.

“These changes are part of ongoing efforts to reduce total UnitedHealthcare prior authorization volume," the company said.

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