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Revealed: UnitedHealth secretly paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers | US Medicare | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/21/unitedhealth-nursing-homes-payments-hospital-transfers

Revealed: UnitedHealth secretly paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers

A Guardian investigation finds insurer quietly paid facilities that helped it gain Medicare enrollees and reduce hospitalizations. Whistleblowers allege harm to residents

The Guardian
May 22 at 3:24amWeb
Show threadWesDymMay 22
@tend2wobble Is this the most evil healthcare company? Or is this kind of inhumane crap common across the industry, and we just keep hearing about it from this same company?
Show threadField Replaceable UnitJun 27
@wesdym @tend2wobble I've heard Aetna is really bad, for blatantly unjustified claims denials, but UnitedHealth is the one that holds-up paying claims so long that providers have to take-out loans from a UnitedHealth subsidiary to avoid bankruptcy.