Jan 3, 2007 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology
New Year’s Day 2007 marked more than the start of the New Year. It was also the effective date for a new exclusive national laboratory services contract for Laboratory Corporation of America with UnitedHealth Group. Also on New Year’s Day, Quest Diagnostics lost its status as a national laboratory provider for UnitedHealth. (See the Dark Daily “United Health Disrupts the National Contract Status Quo Between the Two Blood Brothers” from October 4, 2007.) Although New...
Oct 4, 2006 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology
It was major news yesterday when the public learned that UnitedHealth Group Incorporated had awarded an exclusive, 10-year national contract for laboratory testing services to Laboratory Corporation of America. UnitedHealth is the nation’s second largest health insurance company, with approximately 26 million beneficiaries. LabCorp says it should see an additional $3 billion in revenue during the 10-year term of its pact with UnitedHealth. This new contract takes effect on January 1, 2007....
