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United Healthcare cuts providers for Medicare, Medicaid patients. United Healthcare is cutting physicians from its Medicare Advantage and TennCare networks.
The shift bears watching, since Medicare is the largest health insurance provider in the United States and other insurers are generally quick to follow its lead. Short-term changes are also in store for Medicaid, the governmentâs program that provides health care to people with low incomes. More states will join the 29 (along with the District of Columbia) that already have agreed to expand eligibility in return for federal subsidies to help pay the bills for a few years.