This is Part4 of The Guardian’s investigation into UnitedHealth Group. UnitedHealth promotes its nursing home programs as beneficial and offers residents access to UnitedHealth NPs both in person and remotely, which they claim will reduce “unnecessary” hospitalizations. This profits UnitedHealth, as these costly hospitalizations expose patients to further treatment, leading to increased costs for the
This is Part 2 of The Guardian’s investigation into UnitedHealth Group. To reduce residents’ hospital visits, UnitedHealth has offered nursing homes a variety of “financial sweeteners.” Over the last seven years, the company has produced “Premium Dividend” and “Shared Savings” payments that boost nursing homes’ bottom lines. UnitedHealth offered a larger cut to nursing homes’
The Guardian investigated the nation’s largest healthcare conglomerate, UnitedHealth Group. Under Medicare Advantage, insurers like UnitedHealth receive lump sums from the government to cover senior care. They profit as the less they spend on that care, the more money they can keep. This is what UnitedHealth is capitalizing on, especially within the long-term care sector.
Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services is Robert Kennedy Jr. He is a conspiracy theorist and admitted heroin addict without any medical education, health care administration, or government experience. He fumbled questions about Medicare and Medicaid during his confirmation hearing, making basic factual errors about the biggest programs he would
In a new plan called “Medicare at Home,” Vice President Harris proposed expanding Medicare to cover in-home senior care — aiming to help the “sandwich generation” of adults caring for aging parents while raising their children at the same time. Harris wants Medicare to cover long-term care, including in-home aides. “Medicare will cover home care for the first time
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