Optum has changed the way it covers out-of-network benefits for certain members in California, leaving many residential behavioral health providers unsure where they stand and what the changes means for future payments, Behavioral Health Business has learned. Part of the multinational managed healthcare and insurance company UnitedHealth Group, Optum detailed the policy changes in a […]
Nelson Hardiman
As government enforcement action in behavioral health heats up, providers who work with commercial insurers may think they’re in the clear. But that’s not the case. Private payers can pose just as big of a threat and financial burden for behavioral health providers. And in fact, that risk is growing, according to lawyers who work […]