The case began with a whistleblower who said UnitedHealth bilked billions of dollars through the Medicare Advantage program.

The U.S. Department of Justice shared the providers agreed to pay to resolve alleged violations arising from their involvement in laboratory kickback schemes.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wiped away the agency’s stated intentions for the future of Medicare Advantage (MA), underlining new uncertainty for the future of health-rela | The CMS quietly deleted the agency's forward-looking vision on Medicare Advantage,

UnitedHealth Group notched a major court win in a legal challenge over its Medicare Advantage (MA) billing practices that is stretching into its second decade. | UnitedHealth Group notched a major court win in a legal challenge over its Medicare Advantage billing practices that is stretching into its second decade.

The Justice Department lacks evidence to support claims the company withheld Medicare Advantage funds, a legal expert overseeing the case said.

A doctor in El Paso agreed to pay almost half a million dollars on Monday to settle allegations that he was paid off by a hospice center to commit

UnitedHealth Group Inc. moved closer to winning dismissal of a long-running lawsuit in which the US government claims the company overbilled Medicare by at least $2.1 billion.

The schemes targeting contractors and state agencies diverted nearly $27 million from the federal health programs that have been a target for fraudsters.

The civil fraud case against UnitedHealth Group, the nation’s largest Medicare Advantage insurer, was filed in 2011.

"Due to a software error, we inadvertently billed some health care programs for prescriptions our patients submitted but never picked up," Fraser Engerman, senior director of media relations & issues management at Walgreens.

A court-appointed special master says the Justice Department hasn’t developed “any evidence” for key claims. Her recommendation now goes to a federal judge.