CEO SUMMARY: Lab executives asked to join UnitedHealth’s new BeaconLBS lab benefit management system soon to launch in Florida have multiple and serious concerns. The primary issue is that BeaconLBS is a subsidiary of LabCorp—their major competitor. These executives understand why a payer wants to implement a prior authorization program for expensive lab tests. But […]
Labs Wary of BeaconLBS, Express Major Concerns
Lab execs say they worry about having a lab competitor’s company run United’s network
- By Joseph Burns
- > From the Volume XXI No. 10 - July 21, 2014 Issue
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