Wow, so United Healthcare owns Sound Physicians. Based on news, United Healthcare drops Sound's competitors such as Valley/Envision and USAP from their network. If Sound takes over those Valley/Envision and USAP contracts, then isn't this a conflict of interest and a huge legal issue?
The Texas lawsuit claims UHC has advanced an "unlawful scheme" to eliminate providers like itself from its network for its own financial benefit.
www.healthcarefinancenews.com
A multistate group of anesthesiologists filed cases in Texas and Colorado, accusing the insurance giant of squeezing them like a “boa constrictor.”
www.nytimes.com
The physician staffing firm has a significant footprint, with 25,000 clinicians in 44 states and D.C.
www.healthcaredive.com
Envision filed suit against UnitedHealthcare Services, Inc. and UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company (“United”) in U.S. federal court in Tennessee.
www.businesswire.com