Under the agreement, UnitedHealthcare will pay a $150,000 fine, cease referral requirements on non-HMO group policies by October and move small and large group business plans to non-HMO plans ...

Under the ACOG guidelines, OB/GYNs are required to make referrals to other doctors if patients want procedures they won't wish to perform themselves, notably abortions and emergency contraception.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Some UnitedHealthcare patients no longer will have to obtain a referral from a primary care physician in order to see a ...