UnitedHealth Group revealed it is facing a Justice Department criminal and civil investigation over its Medicare billing practices, adding to a string of setbacks for a company that owns America’s largest and most powerful private insurer. UnitedHealth also said it has launched a third-party review of its business policies and performance metrics. It comes after a tumultuous last year for UnitedHealthcare, the nation’s largest and most powerful private health insurer.
UnitedHealth Group revealed Thursday it is facing a Department of Justice investigation over its Medicare billing practices, adding to a string of setbacks for a company that owns the nation’s largest and most powerful private insurer.
In a securities filing, the company said it has started complying with formal criminal and civil requests from the DOJ, and that it reached out to