UnitedHealthCare
LifeBrite Labs Sues Insurers for $1B, Alleging False Fraud Accusations Ruined Company
The clinical laboratory and its owner said insurers ruined their reputation with false claims of improper billing for substance abuse tests.
The new policy would require test developers to obtain a Z-code through Palmetto GBA's registry for each individual assay it wants coverage for through United.
Top Five Articles on 360Dx Last Week: UnitedHealthcare, Roche, OptraScan, Veravas, More
Last week, readers were most interested in UnitedHealthcare's victory in a $128 million fraud lawsuit against a group of Texas clinical labs.
UnitedHealthcare Wins $128M Fraud Lawsuit Against Texas Clinical Labs
A US District Court ruled in favor of UHC, which in 2017 sued clinical lab Next Health, alleging it had paid bribes for lab testing and billed for tests not performed.
UnitedHealthcare to Cover Whole-Genome Sequencing for Certain Non-Cancer Indications
The private payor published new coverage criteria for whole-genome sequencing tests for patients with a variety of non-cancer indications.