Former United Executive Confirms Dan Rosenthal’s Involvement in Yale Study
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Tuesday, November 9, 2021
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Houston attorney John Zavitsanos asked Haben about a Shared Savings example, in which emergency providers billed $1,400, and United allowed payment of $300.
Key Points:
- Houston attorney John Zavitsanos asked Haben about a Shared Savings example, in which emergency providers billed $1,400, and United allowed payment of $300.
- Helatertestified that the program generated an annual profit of $830 million, which grew to more than $1 billion annually.
- Zavitsanos asked Haben whether one of the things this Yale study was intended to do was go after [large emergency department physician practices like TeamHealth].
- Based on United documents introduced in court yesterday, both Dan Rosenthal and Uniteds Chief Medical Officer Sam Ho, MD, approved of and guided the publicity campaign behind the United-backed Yale study.