Tag: Monopoly
Managed care monopoly?
May 30, 2014Liz Beaulieu, Editor
ORLANDO, Fla. - Industry stakeholders are taking issue with Univita Health's role as both a third-party administrator (TPA) and HME provider in Florida's transition to managed care for Medicaid.
Univita has been chosen as the network administrator for 10 of the 14 plans participating in the program, representing roughly 84% of impacted Medicaid recipients. That means it decides which providers are allowed into its network and which get referrals, according to Deanna Rollyson, president...