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UnitedHealth Group faces $1.3 billion fine in California
Ambulatory Surgery Reimbursement Update, February 12, 2008
The California Department of Managed Health Care will fine insurer UnitedHealth Group with up to $1.3 billion for allegedly violating state rules regarding health claims, according to a January 29 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MI-based Star Tribune article.
The California Department of Insurance found more than 130,000 violations, which UnitedHealth attributes to a merger with PacifiCare two years ago.
For more information, read the Star Tribune article here.
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