UnitedHealth, deeply embedded in NHS, says its ‘critical’ role is to prevent ‘unsustainable’ treatment

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UnitedHealth, deeply embedded in NHS, says its ‘critical’ role is to prevent ‘unsustainable’ treatment

22yo US man died after price of asthma inhaler increased by $473 – CEO’s comments put spotlight on govt’s NHS health rationing plansAndrew Witty on withholding treatment.US health insurance giant UnitedHealth (UHG) – a firm with a history riddled with lawsuits and accusations of fraud, overbilling and wrongful denial of treatment – owns OptumRX, which now sits at the heart of the NHS after its purchase of patient management system EMIS.Sir Andre…