White Collar Crime
Taking Advantage: The DOJ Intervenes in its First Two FCA Whistleblower Actions Against a Medicare Advantage Plan
In May 2017, the Department of Justice (DOJ) intervened in two whistleblower suits brought against UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (UnitedHealth), alleging that UnitedHealth violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by causing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to pay artificially-inflated amounts in connection with the Medicare Advantage Program.