Community Medical and UnitedHealthcare have reached a contract agreement after contracts with the Community Health System expired.

Source: https://abc30.com/health-insurance-valley-residents-community-united-care/12724844/

Hinton said UnitedHealthcare research shows "employees made less-than-optimal health care choices 38% of the time, which directly impacted their health – and increased the cost of health care for everyone."

Source: https://biztimes.com/tight-labor-market-rising-wages-among-upward-pressures-on-health-care-costs/

If an agreement isn't struck by the April 1st deadline, more than 200,000 UnitedHealthcare members could suddenly find themselves out-of-network at UNC Health locations, meaning a spike in costs if they were to stay with their current providers.

Source: https://abc11.com/united-healthcare-unc-health-heath-insurance-cigna/14178605/

The median pay for medical directors at insurers like UnitedHealthcare, Cigna and Elevance is around $300,000 a year, with the high end of the salary range over $400,000, according to the job site Glassdoor.

Source: https://www.propublica.org/article/malpractice-settlements-doctors-working-for-insurance-companies

There are also local FEHB MA plans available from Humana, Kaiser, UnitedHealthcare, and UPMC that between them cover most states.

Source: https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2023/03/medicare-part-d-changes-federal-annuitants/383469/

UnitedHealthcare Rewards members can earn up to $1,000 per year by meeting daily activity goals, tracking sleep and fulfilling other one-time health activities.

Source: https://medcitynews.com/2023/02/unitedhealthcare-launches-rewards-program-with-wearable-devices/