Minnesota-based UnitedHealthcare overbilled Medicare by $47 million: HHS

A federal audit has found that UnitedHealthcare, the country’s largest health insurance company by revenue, likely inflated its Medicare billing claims by at least $46.9 million between 2020 and 2021.

Minnesota-based UnitedHealthcare overbilled Medicare by $47 million: HHS

TL;DR

  • UnitedHealthcare, the largest health insurance company by revenue, is under federal audit.
  • The audit found likely inflation of Medicare billing claims by at least $46.9 million between 2020 and 2021.
  • UnitedHealthcare allegedly upcoded diagnoses for conditions such as strokes, embolisms, and various cancers.