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UnitedHealth sued by US Labor Department over ‘thousands’ of claims denials
September 11, 2023The U.S. Department of Labor is alleging UnitedHealth Group denied thousands of patients’ payments for emergency room services and urinary drug screenings.
The lawsuit states that UMR, a third-party administrator and UnitedHealth subsidiary, denied claims based on diagnosis codes and failed to abide by requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Labor Department’s claims procedures regulation.