UnitedHealth dropped 11.4% in premarket trading after the Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. Justice Department has launched an investigation into the company's Medicare billing practices in recent months.

Humana Inc. forecast 2025 profit that fell short of Wall Street’s expectations, as the company said it will invest heavily in improving quality in its Medicare Advantage plans, its biggest business.

UnitedHealth Group shares tumbled Friday on a report that the U.S. Department of Justice has started an investigation into the health care giant’s Medicare billing practices. The Wall Street Journal said federal officials have launched a civil fraud investigation into how the company records diagnoses that lead to extra payments for its Medicare

The Justice Department has launched a civil fraud investigation into UnitedHealth Group's Medicare billing practices. The probe focuses on how the company records diagnoses that increase federal payments to its Medicare Advantage plans.

The investigation is evaluating Medicare billing protocols, according to the report.UnitedHealth shares sank after The Wall Street Journal reported that the insurer's Medicare billing protocols are under Justice Department investigation.

Eden Prairie-based health care giant says it’s not aware of the launch of any new Justice Department activity as reported by the Wall Street Journal.

The probe is analyzing the company’s practice of frequently logging diagnoses that trigger larger payments to its Medicare Advantage plans, according to a report.

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) is under fire over its Medicare billing practices. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched a civil fraud investigation into how the company records diagnoses that lead to extra payments for its Medicare Advantage plans.

The Justice Department is reportedly investigating UnitedHealth Group's Medicare billing practices, focuing on whether UnitedHealth inflated patient diagno

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Shares of the company fell nearly 10% in premarket trading. Shares of other health insurers also fell before the bell. The new civil fraud investigation is examining UnitedHealth's practices for recording diagnoses that trigger extra payments to its Medicare Advantage plans,