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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Walz misleadingly claims to have been in Hong Kong during period tied to Tiananmen Square massacre

Walz misleadingly claims to have been in Hong Kong during period tied to Tiananmen Square massacre

WASHINGTON (AP) — Multiple news reports indicate that Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz misleadingly claimed he was in Hong Kong during the turbulence surrounding the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, part of a broader pattern of inaccuracies that Republicans hope to exploit. On Tuesday, CNN posted a 2019 radio interview in which Walz…

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