Another difficult day in trading with the United Health Group (UN) on Friday, where reports that the Ministry of Justice (Doj) is investigating the Medicare Advantage insurance that sent shares more than 11 % in pre -market trading.
Civil fraud investigation, The Wall Street Journal reported for the first timeIt includes a questionable registration for diagnoses that will enhance payments from Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), which private insurance companies pay broken amounts to provide alternative coverage of medical care.
It is the sixth time this year that the stock is traded, and the second time this week. Earlier this week, the company is said It was providing employees' purchases Health insurance work, unitedhealthcare, consider workers' layoffs if you do not reach the goal of the acquisitions.
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This is just the opposite winds that the battle company had last year. Last year, United Health was a target of cybersecurity attack on a large scale It affected more than 190 million – The number of the company only revealed at the beginning of this year.
In addition, the Ministry of Justice The company has been audited For a possible disintegration, Federal Trade Committee (FTC) It can prevent its latest acquisitions.
The company also suffered a horrific tragedy in December, with the death of the first executive shooting of insurance, Brian Thompson – to send a shock through the industry amid a general violent reaction.
The market value company, which cost $ 460 billion, was a decrease in the midst of all these pressures, which represents a major transformation in its growth prospects since previous years – when it was preferable to become the first health care company trillion dollars.
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