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UnitedHealth accused of using ‘aggressive’ tactics to boost payments from federal government

'...UnitedHealthcare and its parent company, UnitedHealth, used "aggressive strategies" to milk American taxpayers by diagnosing Medicare patients with as many conditions as possible, a new Senate report has alleged.

In a 105-page assessment released Monday by the Senate Judiciary Committee, staff members for the Republican majority accused the company of turning federal Medicare subsidies "into a major profit centered strategy". ...'

Reference: www.independent.co.uk
Tags: UnitedHealth,UnitedHealthCare,Medicare subsidies,

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Brian Thompson’s ex-security shocked UnitedHealthcare CEO was unguarded after company’s Minn. HQ rocked by protests

'...Thompson, 50, was stationed at the company’s headquarters in Minnetonka, Minnesota, where more than 100 demonstrators descended in April and July to protest an alleged “epidemic” of claims denials, according to the Wall Street Journal. During the April protest, a group of demonstrators could be seen parading just outside one company building in nearby Eden Prairie as they hauled a wooden casket labeled, “UnitedHealth Denies Care.” ...'

Reference: nypost.com
Tags: UnitedHealthCare, Brian Thompson,

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