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UnitedHealth Pilot Aims To Cut Rural Hospital Payment Delays In Half

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UnitedHealth Pilot Aims To Cut Rural Hospital Payment Delays In Half

UnitedHealth Group launched a Rural Payment Acceleration Pilot program to reduce Medicare Advantage payment collection times for rural hospitals from under 30 days to under 15 days. The six-month pilot will operate in Oklahoma, Idaho, Minnesota, and Missouri. However, the initiative comes amid a Senate Judiciary Committee investigation finding that UnitedHealth used aggressive strategies to collect diagnoses that increased federal Medicare Advantage payments beyond the program's original intent.

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While the Rural Payment Acceleration Pilot is a positive initiative supporting rural hospital sustainability, it is overshadowed by a concurrent Senate Judiciary Committee investigation alleging aggressive and potentially improper strategies to increase federal payments. The stock shows mixed technical indicators with neutral RSI and bullish MACD, reflecting investor uncertainty about the company's practices and regulatory risks.