UnitedHealth, Medicare and DOJ investigations
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Justice Department launched probe into UnitedHealth's Medicare billing practices as the insurance company experiences leadership shifts, company says.
The healthcare conglomerate said it has now begun complying with formal criminal and civil requests from the Justice Department.
The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) criminal healthcare-fraud unit has intensified its investigation into UnitedHealth Group Inc’s (NYSE:UNH) Medicare billing practices, focusing on how it leveraged doctors and nurses to boost government payments.
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UnitedHealth Group’s stock fell Thursday after the company confirmed government criminal and civil investigations into its Medicare practices but stressed that it doesn’t expect to be charged with any wrongdoing.