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'Medication gatekeepers' sued by FTC over skyrocketing insulin prices
The FTC sued UnitedHealth Group's Optum unit, CVS Caremark and Cigna's Express Scripts for allegedly steering diabetes patients towards higher priced insulin.
FTC to sue drug middlemen CVS, UnitedHealth over insulin prices: report
The agency plans to file lawsuits targeting the business practices related to rebates brokered with drug manufacturers, the Journal reported.
UnitedHealth CEO defends insurer after major hack, reveals amount of ransom paid as senators question firm's size
"Your company let the country down," Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden told Witty.
Insurance giant UnitedHealth facing antitrust probe amid soaring healthcare costs
Investigators have been interviewing healthcare industry representatives in sectors where UnitedHealth competes, including doctor groups, the report said.
UnitedHealth to buy Change Healthcare for $8B to boost tech services
Health insurer UnitedHealth Group on Wednesday agreed to buy Change Healthcare for $7.84 billion in an all-cash deal, as it looks to expand its fast-growing healthcare technology business. UnitedHealth will pay $25.75 per...
Health insurer profits amid pandemic prompt federal probe
US health insurance giants doubled their profits as the coronavirus pandemic killed thousands of Americans -- sparking a federal investigation. Three of the nation's largest health insurers raked in a...
UnitedHealth profit surged 102 percent — but elective-surgery costs loom
UnitedHealth Group on Wednesday warned of rising costs later this year as Americans catch up on less urgent surgeries delayed by the coronavirus pandemic but stuck to its full-year forecast...
UnitedHealth to drop Affordable Care Act in most states
UnitedHealth participates in the Affordable Care Act in 34 states, where it provides individual health plans through online exchanges for government-backed medical coverage. The health carrier said a week ago...
ObamaCare's imploding even without repeal
It’s looking like ObamaCare won’t survive even if Congress can’t manage to repeal it. The nation’s largest health insurer, UnitedHealth Group, said last week that it’s losing too much —...
SEC's insider-trading probe could set record as biggest case ever
A frustrated Securities and Exchange Commission revealed that an investigation hindered by stonewalling government employees could balloon into the biggest insider trading case in history, implicating as many as 44...
State probing insurer for booting 2,000 doctors
WASHINGTON — State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is probing insurance giant UnitedHealth for booting 2,000 New York doctors from its Medicare Advantage health plan. Word of the inquiry, revealed in...