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Investing.com -- The Justice Department’s criminal healthcare-fraud unit is investigating UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH) regarding its Medicare billing practices, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The investigation, which dates back to at least last summer, focuses on how the healthcare giant deployed doctors and nurses to gather diagnoses that potentially increased its Medicare payments, according to the report.
In recent weeks, former UnitedHealth employees reported being questioned by prosecutors from the healthcare-fraud unit.
The report added that some interviews also included representatives from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General.
The Wall Street Journal first reported in May that the healthcare-fraud unit was overseeing a probe into the company’s Medicare business.
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