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Report: DOJ Probes UnitedHealth for Medicare Fraud

Report: DOJ Probes UnitedHealth for Medicare Fraud Amid CEO Exit

Published MAY 15

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Above: UnitedHealthcare (UHC) health insurance company signage is displayed on an office building in Phoenix, Arizona on July 19, 2023. Image credit: PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images

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