The company, which was accused of breaking privacy laws and using unethical debt-collection tactics, did not admit to any wrongdoing in its settlement agreement.
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U.S. News & World Report ranked five Minnesota hospitals among the best in the nation for at least one of 16 medical specialties—and it ranked Mayo Clinic third on an elite list of only 17 U.S. hospitals that are among the best in at least six specialties.
The state received “strong” or “very strong” ratings in the majority of the 12 primary measures included in the report, resulting in the highest overall score among states.
Health benefits administrator TriWest formally protested the government’s decision to award a $20.5 billion military contract to UnitedHealth Group, but an independent government agency upheld the decision.
UnitedHealth Group on Tuesday announced plans to hire 1,500 employees to staff four Texas locations.
The health insurer will provide a $100 annual credit to individuals who meet four health goals.
Some of the hospital system’s inpatient nursing units will grow and some will shrink as part of a “rebalancing” act that aims to ensure that each shift is at the optimal staffing level—but the reorganization is predicted to result in a net gain of 40 to 50 positions.
The high court determined that the law requiring Americans to obtain health insurance is constitutional, and local health insurance providers seem to have a mostly favorable view of the decision.
Thirty-seven percent of Minnesota’s hospitals received an “A” rating in a national study on hospital safety.
St. Jude Medical claims that a defective device reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last month did not have the same flaw as an older line of devices that was recalled last year.
A subsidiary of Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth Group will open a new call center in Colorado this month.
An amended lawsuit includes additional allegations that Accretive Health violated consumer protection and privacy laws, and it includes a long list of sworn statements from hospital patients.
A majority of med-tech leaders surveyed for a study—which was commissioned by two local industry advocacy groups—have an unfavorable impression of their own industry, and many are looking overseas for future investments and job growth.
An upcoming Supreme Court ruling could strike down the 2010 health care reform law—but UnitedHealth Group has pledged to continue to offer some of the law’s provisions regardless of the ruling.
The nonprofit, which keeps people connected with family and friends during major health events, is celebrating its 15th anniversary on Thursday with a Mall of America event at which it will attempt to set the world record for the most people signing a greeting card.
On news of an agreement under which the company will be bought by Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, shares of its stock were trading up 35 percent at $26.66 mid-day Monday.
The company, which sells various cardiorespiratory diagnostic systems, plans to change its name to MGC Diagnostics Corporation and has signed a letter of intent to sell off its New Leaf health and fitness product line; separately, Angeion reported a net loss of $409,000 on revenue of $6.3 million for the second quarter that ended in April.
The Wayzata resident was an influential figure in Minnesota’s health-care sector and is known for transforming Fairview from a single hospital to a multi-hospital system.