PATHOLOGISTS AND LAB SCIENTISTS are familiar with the well-known scientific principle that, “for every action, there is a reaction.” This principle also holds true for the managed care contracting practices of the two national laboratory companies. One action that is the subject of this story is the award, in 2007 by UnitedHealthcare, of a 10-year, […]
- Compliance Update
UnitedHealthcare Comments on Labs’ Use of “Fee Waivers”
Enticing patients with offer to waive fees undermines health insurers’ efforts to manage population health
- By Joseph Burns
- > From the Volume XXII, Number 17 - December 7, 2015 Issue
