Anna Wilde Mathews
Health Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
Reporter for the Wall Street Journal covering health insurers and reimbursement policy. Reach me at [email protected]
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4 days ago |
wsj.com | Anna Wilde Mathews |Christopher Weaver
Andrew Witty, who largely led the U.S. healthcare giant from the U.K., made big bets on Medicare enrollees that backfiredOn Feb. 5, top executives of UnitedHealth Group gathered in a conference center on the company’s suburban Minneapolis campus. Chief Executive Officer Andrew Witty stood up in the front and offered an encouraging message: Business was good. He was optimistic about the company’s prospects in the coming year.
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4 days ago |
flipboard.com | Anna Wilde Mathews
11 hours agoAs Trump Cuts Healthcare, Private Equity Gains Hold At Doctor’s OfficeJust two in five U.S. physicians are in doctor-owned private practice as hospitals and private equity firms gobble up physician groups thanks in part to cuts in insurance payments to medical care providers that are about to get even worse.
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3 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Theo Francis |Anna Wilde Mathews
Stephen Hemsley would get stock options after three years, in some cases even if he doesn’t stay that longNew UnitedHealth Chief Executive Stephen Hemsley will get a pay package worth $61 million, mostly in stock options that vest after three years, and which he could keep even if he steps down or is terminated sooner. The UnitedHealth chairman and former CEO returned to the top job Tuesday, replacing Andrew Witty at the helm of the healthcare giant he helped build.
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3 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Christopher Weaver |Anna Wilde Mathews
While the exact nature of the potential criminal allegations against UnitedHealth is unclear, the people said the federal investigation is focusing on the company’s Medicare Advantage business practices. UnitedHealth didn’t respond to written questions Wednesday. A DOJ spokesman declined to comment.
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3 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Christopher Weaver |Anna Wilde Mathews
While the exact nature of the potential criminal allegations against UnitedHealth is unclear, the people said the federal investigation is focusing on the company’s Medicare Advantage business practices. UnitedHealth said in a statement it hadn’t been notified by the Justice Department of the criminal investigation. The statement said the company stands “by the integrity of our Medicare Advantage program.”A DOJ spokesman declined to comment.
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