UnitedHealth Cyberattack Exposed Personal Data Of 190 Million Americans - UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) - Benzinga
In what has emerged as the largest healthcare data breach in the U.S., the UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) cyberattack last year compromised the personal data of 190 million Americans.
UnitedHealth Group, one of the biggest players in U.S. healthcare, recently disclosed a significant cyberattack that compromised the personal data of nearly half the American population.
Privacy & surveillanceConfirmed
UnitedHealth Group paid ransom for patient data
UnitedHealth Group paid an undisclosed ransom to protect patient data from a breach involving one of its subsidiaries.
Last April, UnitedHealth Group confirmed it paid an undisclosed ransom amount to protect the personal data of patients of one of its subsidiaries.
Corporate conductAllegation
UnitedHealth Group is accused of boosting Medicare payments with QuantaFlo
A law firm representing health care fraud whistleblowers is suing UnitedHealth Group, alleging it used the QuantaFlo test to increase Medicare payments.
A law firm representing health care fraud whistleblowers is suing UnitedHealth Group over its use of a peripheral artery disease test, called QuantaFlo, to increase payments it received from the government Medicare program, after the Department of Justice declined to pursue a case against the nation’s largest health care company.
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IRS probes UnitedHealth Group over alleged overseas tax dodge
IRS is probing UnitedHealth Group over alleged overseas tax dodge.
Three insurance companies owned by UnitedHealth Group, the parent company of UnitedHealthcare, will have to pay a collective $165 million in damages to consumers and the state, the the state attorney general’s office announced Monday.
The case dealt with allegations of cheating consumers and violating consumer protection laws primarily during the years leading up to 2019, when UnitedHealth Group purchased a Texas-based company called HealthMarkets Inc. At the time, divisions of the acquired company were being investigated by regulators in Massachusetts.
UnitedHealth Group will appeal an order to pay $165 million in penalties and restitution after a judge found a business acquired by the Eden Prairie-based insurer more than five years ago used deceptive practices to sell benefits that supplement traditional health insurance in Massachusetts.
UnitedHealth Group vows to appeal Massachusetts ruling for $165 million in penalties, restitution
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The US Department of Justice has intensified an antitrust investigation into UnitedHealth Group's Optum subsidiary
The US Department of Justice has intensified an antitrust investigation into UnitedHealth Group's Optum subsidiary and its insurance division.
OCR confirmed that it prioritized and opened investigations of Change Healthcare and UnitedHealth Group (UHG), focused on whether a breach of protected health information (PHI) occurred and on the entities’ compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Rules.
Corporate conductConfirmed
UnitedHealth Group deploying doctors to boost payments
The Department of Justice is investigating UnitedHealth Group's deployment of doctors and nurses to gather diagnoses that bolster its payments.
The Department of Justice’s criminal healthcare-fraud unit is investigating how UnitedHealth Group is deploying doctors and nurses to gather diagnoses that bolster its payments, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
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UnitedHealth Group faces DOJ investigations
UnitedHealth Group revealed it is facing Justice Department criminal and civil investigations over its Medicare billing practices.
UnitedHealth Group faces a criminal and civil investigation from the Department of Justice, the company disclosed on Thursday. The company in an SEC filing said it was complying with the requests from the DOJ. UnitedHealth said it reached out "proactively" to the DOJ after media reports about a probe into its Medicare practices.
UnitedHealth Group revealed Thursday it is facing Department of Justice investigations over its Medicare billing practices, adding to a string of setbacks for a company that owns the nation's largest and most powerful private insurer.
UnitedHealth Group revealed it is facing Justice Department criminal and civil investigations over its Medicare billing practices, adding to a string of setbacks for a company that owns America's largest and most powerful private insurer.
UnitedHealth Group revealed Thursday it is facing Department of Justice investigations over its Medicare billing practices, adding to a string of setbacks for a company that owns the nation's largest and most powerful private insurer.
Corporate conductAllegation
UnitedHealth Group Inc. faces lawsuit over earnings deception
UnitedHealth Group Inc. faces a lawsuit by a major shareholder alleging investors were deceived about financial transactions that boosted earnings.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. must defend itself against a slimmed-down lawsuit by a major shareholder that alleges investors were deceived about financial transactions that boosted earnings, a federal judge ruled.