UnitedHealth Has Reprocessed More than 1.6m Claims for COVID-19 Vaccines

In a statement to Congress, Sen. Bob Casey, D-Penn., said that 99.8% of the claims were processed by Jan. 14, with the remaining 2,900 claims expected to be finalized by Feb. 1. The average adjustment per claim was $14.55 for a total of $23.9 million, according to the statement (PDF).

In a Nov. 5 letter to Casey’s office, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson said the insurer will update its processes to ensure it adjusts reimbursement codes and rates more quickly. UnitedHealth was reimbursing providers at the $40 Medicare rate for vaccines as of July 1 and went back to adjust claims from March 15 to June 30 at the same rate.

Source: https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/sen-casey-unitedhealth-has-adjusted-more-16m-claims-covid-19-vaccines