In scathing ruling, judge rips insurer for putting ‘bottom line’ over patients’ health

In scathing ruling, judge rips insurer for putting ‘bottom line’ over patients’ health

Posted on March 6, 2019

Federal judge blasted a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, the nation's largest insurance company, for focusing on the "bottom line as much or more" than patients' health, saying the insurer illegally denied treatment to thousands of people. The judge also slammed the company's medical directors for being "deceptive" under oath.