UHC – Nation’s Largest Commercial Insurer Launching New Program Aimed at Curbing Imaging Costs

The nation’s largest commercial insurer recently launched a new program aimed at curbing costs for major imaging services.

UnitedHealthcare is currently circulating surveys to hospitals and freestanding centers, asking them to share details on their quality performance. Using this data, the Minnetonka, Minnesota, company is placing physicians into separate tiers, with the highest labeled as “Designated Diagnostic Providers.”

Patients seeking major radiology services—such as magnetic resonance imaging, CT, MR angiography, PET, or other nuclear exams—will now need to visit top-tiered providers to incur the lowest out-of-pocket cost.

Source: https://www.radiologybusiness.com/topics/economics/unitedhealthcare-imaging-designated-diagnostic-providers