CNBC July 24, 2025
Annika Kim Constantino

Key Points

– UnitedHealth Group revealed it is facing a Justice Department criminal and civil investigation over its Medicare billing practices, adding to a string of setbacks for a company that owns America’s largest and most powerful private insurer.

– UnitedHealth also said it has launched a third-party review of its business policies and performance metrics.

– It comes after a tumultuous last year for UnitedHealthcare, the nation’s largest and most powerful private health insurer.

UnitedHealth Group revealed Thursday it is facing a Department of Justice investigation over its Medicare billing practices, adding to a string of setbacks for a company that owns the nation’s largest and most powerful private insurer.

In a securities filing, the company said it has...

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