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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: United Healthcare of Ohio Inc.
Current Parent Company: UnitedHealth Group
Penalty: $46,250,000
Year: 2009
Date: July 5, 2009
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Mega-Scandal: Price Fixing
Violation Description: United Healthcare agreed to increase physician reimbursements by about $44 million in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area over several years to settle litigation alleging it was part of a conspiracy among health insurers to keep reimbursement rates artificially low. The company also agreed to pay $1.75 million to several medical societies.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Boone County (KY) Circuit Court and Hamilton County (OH) Court of Common Pleas
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 02-C1-903; A0204947
Case Name: Academy of Medicine of Cincinnati et al. v. Aetna Health Inc. et al.
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Minnesota
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: healthcare services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: insurance; managed care
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