Unitedhealth Group faces a criminal and civil investigation of the Ministry of Justice, the company revealed on Thursday.
The company in a FAC file said it respects the Doj’s requests. Unitedhealth said that he had “proactively” contacted “to the doj after the media reported an investigation into his medication practices.
“The company has now started to comply with the ministry’s criminal and civil formal requests. Society has fully confidence in its practices and is committed to working in cooperation with the ministry throughout this process,” said Unitedhealth.
Unitedhealth’s announcement that he faces a federal investigation adds to a more and more tumultuous year For the largest health care company in the country.
The company was thrown under the spotlight after Shooting by a CEO of United Healthcare, Brian Thompson, In New York, triggering a national conversation on frustrations with health care companies.
The facade of the main construction of Unitedhealth Group.
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The CEO of Unitedhealth Group abruptly left the company in May and the company’s course of action plunged following a series of reports in the Wall Street Journal on civil and criminal probes in society. The WSJ reported in May that the DOJ health care fraud unit investigated a possible health insurance fraud in the company, adding to the surveys of potential antitrust and its health insurance invoicing practices.
The company was the most efficient of the industrial average of Dow Jones in the first half of 2025. The course of its shares decreased by 1.5% in the morning trade after the announcement.
In a file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, United said that he had “full confidence” in his practices. He added that an instructor appointed by the court found no reprehensible act after an investigation of a decade on his Medicare Advantage activity.
“The company is committed to maintaining the integrity of its commercial practices and serving as reliable guardians of American taxes,” said Unitedhealth.
The Ministry of Justice did not immediately respond to a request for comments.
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