This is the 17th installment in an investigative series, launched in December 2022, about CareMount/Optum/UnitedHealth and broader concerns about corporate medical care. Class Action Status Sought Against UnitedHealth; Allegations Include Insider Trading, Fraud, and Monopolistic Practices By Adam Stone “Just
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Outrage Mounts Over Broken Care Coordination, Fractured Call Centers By Adam Stone This is the 11th installment in an investigative series about CareMount/Optum, broader local healthcare issues and corporate medicine. Within the last year or so, legacy CareMount physicians and
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Same-Day Care Denied Urgent Need for Reform Inside this week’s Stone’s Throw investigation: Insider confirms significant exodus of CareMount providers Doctor shortage detailed Access denied for same-day appointments Local leadership shakeup Noncompete ban gains governor’s attention More documents from Attorney
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Heath Care Bureau Assistant AG Appears to Elevate Probe Patient Stories Expose More Systemic Issues at Healthcare Group Doctor Shortage Imperils Sick Woman, Forcing Hospitalization This is the eighth installment in an investigative series about CareMount/Optum, broader local healthcare issues and corporate medicine. By Adam
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Leaked Survey Reveals Deep Doctor Discontent; Medical Group Acknowledges ‘Chronic Illness’ This is the sixth installment in a series about CareMount/Optum and broader local healthcare issues. By Adam Stone In January, when in the thick of my past reporting about severe patient and doctor discontent with
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