UnitedHealth Group Inc. is responding to criminal and civil requests from the US Department of Justice about its Medicare practices, the company said, confirming reports of probes that have added to mounting challenges for the largest US health insurer.
The company is cooperating with the department and has “full confidence” in its practices, UnitedHealth said in a filing Thursday. The company contacted the Justice Department after reports of the investigations surfaced in the media, and received the requests after reaching out, the company said.