UnitedHealthcare Settles Medicare Charges
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UnitedHealth Group&#39;s (UNH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co. has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle charges that it defrauded the Medicare program, the Justice Department said on Monday.
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Merck has agreed to pay $650 million to resolve allegations that it overcharged state and federal governments for three top-selling drugs, marking one of the Justice Department's largest settlements ever in a healthcare fraud prosecution.
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UnitedHealth Group Inc. , the second biggest managed health care company, on Thursday said profit rose as its premiums outpaced the soaring cost of medical care.
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Medicare is going to stop paying for treatment related to preventable hospital errors.
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The commercial insurer reached an agreement with several states to pay $6 million to resolve an investigation into fees it paid to brokers.
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WASHINGTON - Medicare said yesterday it intends to pay for counseling to help some of the nation&#39;s 4 million older smokers kick the habit.
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In another sign insurers are betting that high-deductible insurance policies are the future of health care, UnitedHealth Group said Monday that it had agreed to purchase Definity Health for $300 million.
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Two companies, a door manufacturer and a dental laboratory network, have agreed to pay tens of thousands of dollars to settle Business Software Alliance (BSA) claims that they had unlicensed software on their computers.
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Insurance giant Zurich Financial Services said Tuesday it had reached a US$47.5 million (euro35.8 million) settlement in the United States to end litigation over the bankruptcy of a nursing home chain.
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UBS agreed to the payments to resolve accusations it steered inappropriate customers into fee-based accounts, the state Attorney Generalâs office said.
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UnitedHealth Group, the largest US health insurance company, has said that it will spend $300 million in cash to buy Definity Health, a smaller health technology company specializing in plans that allow consumers leeway in directing their medical spending
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The drug company will settle claims it overcharged government health programs and improperly enticed doctors to prescribe its drugs.
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Steps aimed at cutting Medicare  fraud and payment errors in half over the next four years were  announced by U.S. health officials on Monday.
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The UnitedHealth Group completed an earnings restatement of up to $1.5 billion tied to its stock options accounting Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON - UnitedHealthcare will pay the federal government $3.5 million to settle allegations of fraud stemming from mishandling of telephone calls involving the Medicare program, the Justice Department announced.
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PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. , one  of the biggest Medicare plan providers, said on Wednesday it  has agreed to buy health-care benefits provider American  Medical Security Group Inc. for $502 million to expand its  product offerings to individuals and small businesses.
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The commercial insurer reached an agreement with  several states to pay $6 million to resolve an investigation into fees it paid to brokers.