UnitedHealthcare Faces Medicare Probe, Layoffs, Criticism

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UnitedHealth's rough stretch continues, with buyouts, a reported DOJ probe and a 23% drop in three months

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UnitedHealthcare is in hot water again as the insurance giant grapples with a reported government investigation of its Medicare billing practices.

It extends a tumultuous period for its parent company, UnitedHealth Group , marked by the killing of a top executive, a costly cyberattack against its subsidiary and high medical costs in its insurance arm.

The Department of Justice has launched a civil fraud investigation in recent months into UnitedHealth 's billing practices for its Medicare Advantage plans.

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