STAT reporters reveal how UnitedHealth’s consolidation harms patients and doctors

STAT reporters reveal how UnitedHealth’s consolidation harms patients and doctors

UnitedHealth became a household name after the high-profile killing of its CEO Brian Thompson last year. But a team of STAT reporters – Tara Bannow, Casey Ross, Lizzy Lawrence and Bob Herman – tracked the insurance company’s growth long before.  Their multi-part investigation revealed how UnitedHealth raked in sky-high profits by acquiring other healthcare providers and taking advantage of the Medicare Advantage program to drive up consumer cost…