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Natera Joins UnitedHealthcare's Preferred Lab Network
The company joins 11 other laboratories as a PLN member, which all meet UHC’s highest levels of quality, service, and cost criteria.
Quest Diagnostics Deals Suggest Value-Based Care Growing More Prominent, Profitable for Labs
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Recent comments by company executives highlight the growing importance of value-based care arrangements, though smaller labs could miss out.
Impact of UnitedHealthcare Dx Provider Program Muted So Far, but Labs See Pricing Pressure Ahead
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Labs are concerned the program, which incentivizes members to choose select facilities for testing, could effectively tighten networks and push down prices.
The insurers retreated from plans that would likely have cut into test pricing, but the respite for labs is probably temporary, suggested an industry observer.
UnitedHealthcare to Cover NIPT for Average-Risk Pregnancies
Several analysts said that the decision by UHC, the largest private payor in the US, will especially benefit Natera.