WHEN THE NEWS BECAME PUBLIC earlier this month that UnitedHealth Group was quietly purchasing physician groups in selected areas of the country, there was a flurry of news articles recognizing this as a new trend. These news stories came after July 1. That’s the date when Kaiser Health News published an analysis of UnitedHealth’s strategy […]
Why Insurers Are Buying Office-Based Physicians
UnitedHealth Group is quietly expanding its ownership and services to physician groups
- By Robert Michel
- > From the Volume XVIII No. 10 - July 25, 2011 Issue
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