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Article: United Healthcare companies to pay $2.2 million to North Carolina.
- Article from:
- Health & Medicine Week
- Article date:
- November 22, 2004
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2004 NOV 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two United Healthcare companies, accused of failing to promptly fix payments of claims and to doctors and hospitals, have agreed to pay penalties totaling $2.2 million.
The problems arose with medical claims for two health insurance plans marketed in North Carolina, the HMO United Healthcare of North Carolina and the company's preferred-provider organization plan, which is sold through a separate company, United HealthCare Insurance Co.
About 15% of North Carolinians with private health insurance are insured through one of the plans.
The insurance department said the United system paid some claims ...