{"id":447034,"date":"2026-02-03T18:46:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T18:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/447034\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T18:46:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T18:46:24","slug":"unitedhealth-shrinks-medicare-advantage-crackdown-health-care-inc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/447034\/","title":{"rendered":"UnitedHealth shrinks, Medicare Advantage crackdown: Health Care Inc."},"content":{"rendered":"

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For the first time in a long time, UnitedHealth Group is getting smaller<\/a>, even if only marginally. And as the chart above shows, there\u2019s more to the story.<\/p>\n

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