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Christy Atkinson

Christy Atkinson

Dr. Christy Atkinson is a Minneapolis-based physician and chair of Physicians for a National Health Program-Minnesota.

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Doctors speak: Inside our meeting with UnitedHealth Group

By: and - July 15, 2024

In June, a delegation of medical professionals, patients, community, and labor leaders met with the chief medical officers of UnitedHealth Group and UnitedHealthcare, and the CEO of OptumRx, to discuss the systemic issue of care delays and denials by UnitedHealthcare and demand change. UnitedHealth Group, which owns UnitedHealthcare and OptumRx, is one of the largest […]