A backdrop of harsh scrutiny on the industry explains sharp market reaction to investigation into UnitedHealth

All this helps explain why a Wall Street Journal article Friday morning revealing a new civil fraud investigation by the Justice Department into the company’s Medicare billing practice wiped out some $30 billion of UnitedHealth’s market capitalization in morning trading, with the stock down around 9%.

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