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Utilization Trends

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Insurers see slow uptick in medical utilization

As insurers continue to determine medical utilization patterns, hoping that patients will start seeking more care, their first-quarter earnings show there may be a slow uptick in use.

Earnings indicate low hospital utilization

An earnings report from a major insurer suggests that hospital utilization is growing modestly, if at all, Kaiser Health News reported . Minnesota-based insurance giant UnitedHealth Group is

Healthcare utilization to peak in 2014 with more newly insured patients

Health insurers have benefited greatly from the recent trend of decreased utilization--the 3.9 percent growth in health spending in 2010 was the lowest ever--but that's about to change as consumers

UnitedHealth boosts revenue, membership in Q2

UnitedHealth Group ( NYSE: UNH ) continues its recent string of successful quarters, posting a 13 percent increase in net income and an 8 percent increase in revenue, while also adding members to its