The Well being Care fraud unit of the Division of Justice (DOJ) investigates UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) for prison medicare fraud, in line with a report from the Wall Road Journal (WSJ).

Based on the article, the precise particulars of the prison accusations towards UnitedHealth Group weren’t clear, however the federal analysis would relate to the Medicare Benefit (MA) actions of the corporate.

Unitedhealth Group lastly denied being knowledgeable by the DOJ of the prison investigation reported by the WSJ.

“We’re within the integrity of our Medicare Benefit program,” wrote UnitedHealth Group in a press assertion on Wednesday.

UnitedHealth Group and the Doj didn’t instantly reply to the request of House Well being Care Information for feedback.

UnitedHealth Group is among the largest corporations within the nation and has a spread of related enterprise traces. The Supplier Companies Arm from UnitedHealth Group, Optum, owns house -based care firm LHC Group.

Furthermore, UnitedHealth Group's UnitedHealthcare is the biggest Ma supplier within the nation. The corporate was answerable for 29% of all MA registration in 2024. Normal, 32.8 million individuals who have been registered for a MA plan final yr, in line with information from KFF.

If confirmed, this could not be the one battle of UnitedHealth Group with the Doj. On the finish of 2024, the DOJ steered the UnitedHealth group for its proposed merger with Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: Amed) to destroy, convincing that this could have a unfavourable affect on sufferers, payers and residential well being staff.

UnitedHealth Group first concluded a deal for Optum to accumulate Amedisys for $ 3.3 billion in 2023.

UnitedHealth Group and Amedisys are deliberate to start out mediation with the Doj about his plans to accumulate the house -based care firm on August 18.

The businesses have made two makes an attempt to step off property and to restrict antitrust issues, together with plans to promote house well being and hospice activa to the Pennant Group (Nasdaq: PNTG) and Brightspring Well being Companies (Nasdaq: BTSG). On Monday, the Doj reportedly rejected this deal.

The information of a DOJ analysis additionally comes instantly after the announcement of UnitedHealth Group that Andrew Witty has bought as CEO. On Tuesday, the corporate additionally revealed that Stephen Hemsley, who was beforehand served as a CEO – could be his substitute from 2006 to 2017, who would have been changed from 2006 to 2017.