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Premera was founded as Washington Hospital Service in 1933, [3] and began operating in Alaska in 1957. In 1969, the company's name was changed to Blue Cross of Washington and Alaska. [3] In June 1998, Blue Cross of Washington and Alaska merged with Spokane's Medical Service Corporation under the name Premera Blue Cross. [4]
Doctor choice: Many Medicare plans have a network of doctors and other health providers. Individuals may want to check if their current doctors are in the plan’s network.
UnitedHealthcare (UHC) is an insurance and managed care company with four main divisions: UnitedHealthcare Employer and Individual – provides health benefit plans and services for large national employers and individuals. UnitedHealthcare Medicare and Retirement – provides health and well-being services to individuals age 65 and older. [80]
In 2011, eligibility expanded to include employees of the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development and the network provider changed to UnitedHealthcare (UHC), which is one of the largest network providers and facilities in the FEHB market. [4]
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The company has calculated that, in some states, this reduction could impact more than two-fifths of its ABA therapy provider groups in network and up to 19% of its patients in therapy.
As a condition of participation, UnitedHealthcare requires that providers notify them of changes, but also has a Professional Verification Outreach program to proactively request information from providers. [19] However, providers are burdened by having to maintain their information with multiple networks (e.g., competitors to UnitedHealthcare).
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