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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Io Dodds

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".

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