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DOJ Investigates Medicare Billing Practices at UnitedHealth

Civil probe of diagnoses that triggered extra payments to the company’s Medicare Advantage plans adds to scrutiny of the healthcare giant

After the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City, physicians offer a sober look at frustrations with the healthcare system in the U.S. Photo: Photo Illustration: Preston Jessee/Aric Crabb/Digital First Media/Bay Area News via Getty Images
After the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City, physicians offer a sober look at frustrations with the healthcare system in the U.S. Photo: Photo Illustration: Preston Jessee/Aric Crabb/Digital First Media/Bay Area News via Getty Images

The Justice Department has launched an investigation into UnitedHealth Group’s UNH -7.27%decrease; red down pointing triangle Medicare billing practices in recent months, people familiar with the matter said.

The new civil fraud investigation is examining the company’s practices for recording diagnoses that trigger extra payments to its Medicare Advantage plans, including at physician groups the insurance giant owns.

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