UnitedHealth’s rehab restrictions, Texas medical school drama, and health care’s biggest profits

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UnitedHealth had rules to deny rehab care for certain MA members

Throughout 2023, my colleague Casey Ross and I explored how UnitedHealth Group and its care management subsidiary, NaviHealth, have used an algorithm to cut off rehab care for people enrolled in Medicare Advantage. Turns out, there also were specific rules to deny certain people from getting rehab care in the first place.

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