The investigation, which dates back to at least last summer, concerns alleged efforts to encourage staffers to record certain ...

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating former UnitedHealth employees amid allegations of Medicare billing fraud ...

Health-care companies fell after reports that UnitedHealth Group was under federal investigation. Shares of UnitedHealth plunged after reports the Department of Justice was investigating ...

Shares of UnitedHealth plunged after reports the Department of Justice was investigating allegations of criminal Medicare fraud.

Shares of UnitedHealth Group plunged more than 13% following a report that the Department of Justice is carrying out a criminal investigation into the health-care giant over possible Medicare fraud.

Citing people familiar with the matter, The Wall Street Journal reported that the healthcare-fraud unit of the DOJ's criminal division is overseeing the probe, which is focused on the company's ...

The Department of Justice is carrying out a criminal investigation into UnitedHealth Group for possible Medicare fraud, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The company's stock slipped 8 ...

UnitedHealth said it had not been notified by the DOJ about the "supposed criminal investigation reported," and the company stood by "the integrity of our Medicare Advantage program." The health ...