Episode 15 of Debunked: How can UnitedHealth not expect the rise in healthcare utilization costs?

For 17 years, UnitedHealthCare has established a solid record of consistently meeting or exceeding earnings expectations. So far, that’s it. Last month, National Health Insurance revealed its estimated revenue of $2 billion. A big factor behind the poor UnitedHealthCare results is a surge in medical utilization among Medcare Advantage members, observed Samir Batra, managing partner at Medcity news editor Arundhati Parmar and Hip (Health Innovation Pitch). According to the Associated Press, members of the Medicare Advantage program use twice as much as the payer’s plan in the quarter.

The podcast also aired a new feature called “What is the Trump Administration doing now?” which mapped the chaos of Trump administration’s health care operations. A study that the Trump administration plans to do for chopping blocks before rushing to reverse the decision, a decades-long plan designed to improve understanding of women’s aging. This study is noteworthy, thus better understanding of the effects of HRT on postmenopausal women. The changes to the Covid.gov website were also highlighted. Additionally, Arundhati and Samir consider the future of value-based care.