UnitedHealth Used Aggressive Diagnosing Strategy to Boost Federal Funding for Medicare Advantage: Senate Report
A view of the UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s campus is shown in Minnetonka, Minn., on Oct. 16, 2012. Jim Mone/AP Photo UnitedHealth Group uses aggressive tactics to maximize federal payments by capturing high-paying, often discretionary, medical diagnoses, according to a report by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The insurer uses high-tech scanners and a team of specialists