Thread regarding UnitedHealth Group Inc. layoffs

These states filed lawsuits against OptumRx or UnitedHealth Group

According to this article, Ohio’s attorney general filed suit against Optum, aiming to reclaim nearly $16 million in what he says are dr-g overpayments.

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payer/ohio-ag-sues-optum-to-recover-16m-dr-g-overcharges

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost that pharmacy benefit manager OptumRx agreed to
pay $15 million to settle a 2019 lawsuit accusing it of overbilling the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation between 2015 and 2018, in part by not providing contractually guaranteed discounts.

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2022/10/31/health-care-giant-confirms-15m-settlement-two-days-after-denying-it/

Hundreds of small, independent dr-gstores are accusing UnitedHealth Group Inc. of short-changing them by more than $100 million, and the health-care giant is trying to head off a lawsuit before it goes to court.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-01/unitedhealth-tries-to-stop-lawsuits-from-mom-and-pop-dr-gstores

Pharmacy benefits manager, OptumRx, Inc., has agreed to pay $5.8 million after allegedly failing to follow workers’ compensation prescription pricing procedures. These procedures are in place to keep costs down and prevent overcharges in the workers’ compensation insurance system, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced today.

https://www.mass.gov/news/optum-rx-to-pay-58-million-for-alleged-failure-to-follow-workers-compensation-prescription-pricing-procedures

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Garland sued UnitedHealth Group over Medicaid fraud.
In a lawsuit filed earlier this week, Garland alleged the insurance company overinflated dr-g charges, costing Louisiana taxpayers billions of dollars.

https://www.biospace.com/article/louisiana-sues-unitedhealth-group-over-alleged-medicaid-fraud/

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