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UnitedHealth secretly paid nursing homes not to transfer patients to hospitals

Rob Beschizza
May 22, 2025
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UnitedHealth, the health insurer whose CEO was allegedly assassinated outside a hotel in New York City, secretly paid nursing homes not to transfer seriously ill patients to hospitals. The Guardian reports that the cost-cutting plan "saved the company millions" at the cost of patients' health.

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