In finding for UnitedHealth, Special Master Suzanne Segal found that the DOJ had not presented evidence to support its claim.

The case began with a whistleblower who said UnitedHealth bilked billions of dollars through the Medicare Advantage program.

UnitedHealth Group notched a major court win in a legal challenge over its Medicare Advantage (MA) billing practices that is stretching into its second decade. | UnitedHealth Group notched a major court win in a legal challenge over its Medicare Advantage billing practices that is stretching into its second decade.

The Justice Department lacks evidence to support claims the company withheld Medicare Advantage funds, a legal expert overseeing the case said.

UnitedHealth shares turned lower in midday trading following reports of another probe into the nation's biggest health insurance group and its ties to government-funded healthcare programs. The Wall Street Journal reported that Sen.

A court-appointed special master says the Justice Department hasn’t developed “any evidence” for key claims. Her recommendation now goes to a federal judge.

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has given UnitedHealth Group two weeks to explain its method for documenting Medicare Advantage enrollees' diagnoses.

Hi, it’s John in New York. I’ve spent years following a story about how whistleblowers alleged systematic fraud at private Medicare Advantage plans. A reported investigation at one of the biggest companies in that business jolted investors last week.

UnitedHealth Group Inc. moved closer to winning dismissal of a long-running lawsuit in which the US government claims the company overbilled Medicare by at least $2.1 billion.

The Justice Department’s years-long court battle to force UnitedHealth Group to return billions of dollars in alleged Medicare Advantage overpayments hit a major setback Monday when a special master ruled the government had failed to prove its case.

The Justice Department’s yearslong court battle to force UnitedHealth Group to return billions of dollars in alleged Medicare Advantage overpayments hit a major setback Monday when a special ...