Patients covered by UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans will soon find their insurance no longer accepted at Brown Health hospital’s in R.I.

Brown Health also encouraged UHC Medicare Advantage members to find out if they’re eligible for “continuity of care” protections by calling UHC Customer Service at 1-800-711-0646.

If your UHC Medicare Advantage plan is a PPO, that means the plan offers out-of-network benefits, and NMHS can continuing offering its services.

UnitedHealthcare has filed a defamation lawsuit against The Guardian newspaper over a report on its nursing home business practices.

UnitedHeathcare claims in a lawsuit that The Guardian had knowlingly published false information and that it tried to capitalize on media interest the killing of its CEO Brian Thompson.

UnitedHealthcare sued The Guardian on Wednesday for defamation, claiming the British daily ran information it knew to be incorrect in order to “capitalize” on its CEO’s assassination.

Prosecutors in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson killing case argue against Luigi Mangione's effort to have terrorism charges dropped Luigi Mangione exits the courtroom following his arraignment ...

Luigi Mangione's lawyers previously told the court their client, who is charged with killing UnitedHealthcare's Brian Thompson, is not a terrorist.

The company and other insurers have faced backlash from patients who say they were denied necessary care and providers say they're buried in red tape.

UnitedHealthcare announced last week it will not pay commissions on Medicare prescription drug plans sold after June 1.

The news comes as UnitedHealthcare pulled its 2025 financial outlook due to higher-than-expected medical costs.

Bon Secours and UnitedHealthCare are in negotiations for contracts that are set to expire this year.