UnitedHealthcare ‘Pushing’ Boundaries of Medicare Fraud, Republican Says
A Republican lawmaker has gone after UnitedHealthcare over its Medicare plan, calling the insurance company the “worst offender” in the industry.
North Carolina Republican Representative Greg Murphy on Fox Business on Monday discussed Republicans’ efforts to reduce Medicare and Medicaid fraud, saying that UnitedHealthcare was “pushing” the boundaries of Medicare fraud. Newsweek spoke with experts about Murphy’s comments.
More than 32 million Americans were covered by Medicare Advantage plans last year, accounting for roughly half of the Medicare-eligible population.
UnitedHealthcare has received backlash in the months following the murder of CEO Brian Thompson in New York City. Since then, there’s been an outpouring of anger towards the insurance industry based on claim denials.
House Republicans have also proposed a budget that would cut spending by $880 billion in the Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicare and Medicaid. (Read more from “UnitedHealthcare ‘Pushing’ Boundaries of Medicare Fraud, Republican Says” HERE)
