WASHINGTON, June 24 (UPI) -- U.S. consumers have been forced to pay billions of dollars in medical bills health insurers should have covered, a Senate committee said Wednesday.
ALBANY, N.Y., Jan. 16 (UPI) -- UnitedHealth Group Inc., the No. 2 U.S. insurer, agreed to pay the largest settlement ever by a health insurance company for allegedly defrauding customers.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday he is investigating health insurance companies for possible billing irregularities.
RENO, Nev., July 26 (UPI) -- The American Medical Association said Thursday it hopes to block health insurer giant UnitedHealth from taking over Sierra, claiming care will suffer.
MINNEAPOLIS, June 8 (UPI) -- UnitedHealth Group and Jesse Jackson's Rainbow PUSH group Friday announced an alliance to promote African-American health.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- UnitedHealth Group Inc. said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission had launched a formal investigation into its stock options practices.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. health insurance giant UnitedHealth Group said late Sunday its CEO William McGuire would resign amidst a stock-option backdating scandal.
MINNETONKA, Minn., Oct. 20 (UPI) -- One of the larger U.S. managed health care companies, UnitedHealth Group Inc., is suing two insurance firms for denying claims.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s proposed deal to buy California-based insurer PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. is drawing criticism.
MINNETONKA, Minn., July 6 (UPI) -- UnitedHealth Group of Minnesota Wednesday said it will pay about $8 billion to buy PacifiCare Health Systems Inc.