Minnesota-based UnitedHealthcare overbilled Medicare by $47 million: HHS
A federal audit has found that UnitedHealthcare, the country’s largest health insurance company by revenue, likely inflated its Medicare billing claims by at least $46.9 million between 2020 and 2021.
TL;DR
- UnitedHealthcare, the largest health insurance company by revenue, is under federal audit.
- The audit found likely inflation of Medicare billing claims by at least $46.9 million between 2020 and 2021.
- UnitedHealthcare allegedly upcoded diagnoses for conditions such as strokes, embolisms, and various cancers.