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Report: UnitedHealth Used Aggressive Tactics to Boost Medicare Payments

Monday, 12 January 2026 06:43 AM EST

Health ⁠insurer UnitedHealth Group used aggressive tactics to gather diagnoses that can boost Medicare Advantage payments, the Wall ⁠Street Journal reported on Monday, citing a U.S. ​Senate committee investigating the company's practices.

Shares of the company were down ⁠1.4% to $339.42 in premarket trading.

The Senate report makes no ⁠formal recommendations ​and ⁠does not accuse UnitedHealth of wrongdoing, the Journal reported.

The company did not immediately respond ⁠to ​a Reuters request for comment.

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Health ⁠insurer UnitedHealth Group used aggressive tactics to gather diagnoses that can boost Medicare Advantage payments, the Wall ⁠Street Journal reported on Monday, citing a U.S. ​Senate committee investigating the company's practices.
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