Luigi Mangione has violated special treatment and shouldn't get to use a laptop, Manhattan prosecutors say

Luigi Mangione has violated special treatment and shouldn’t get to use a laptop, Manhattan prosecutors say

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office does not want Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, to have a laptop in prison, and is also taking issue with what he was given to wear for a recent court appearance. Mangione, 26, remains behind bars in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn and…

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UnitedHealth shares dive after report of US investigation into Medicare billing

UnitedHealth shares dive after report of US investigation into Medicare billing

UnitedHealth Group shares tumbled Friday on a report that the U.S. Department of Justice has started an investigation into the health care giant’s Medicare billing practices. The Wall Street Journal said federal officials have launched a civil fraud investigation into how the company records diagnoses that lead to extra payments for its Medicare Advantage, or…

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DOJ launches probe into UnitedHealth's Medicare billing practices: report

DOJ launches probe into UnitedHealth’s Medicare billing practices: report

The Department of Justice has reportedly launched an investigation into UnitedHealth Group’s Medicare billing practices as scrutiny over the health insurance industry intensifies — sending the company’s stock plummeting. The probe is analyzing the company’s practice of frequently logging diagnoses that trigger larger payments to its Medicare Advantage plans, according to The Wall Street Journal….

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The spotlight is on health insurance companies. Patients are telling their stories of denied claims, bankruptcy and delayed care.

The spotlight is on health insurance companies. Patients are telling their stories of denied claims, bankruptcy and delayed care.

On Wednesday, Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot in midtown Manhattan in what police are calling a “pre-meditated, preplanned, targeted attack.” Days before, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield said in a note to providers that it would limit anesthesia coverage in some states if a surgery or procedure exceeded a set…

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