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Insurer UnitedHealth racked up penalties as it grew

Published Wednesday, December 12, 2007

UnitedHealth Group tripled in size by acquiring other companies since 2000, but insurance regulators in many states found the company often paid medical claims late or not at all — and didn’t do enough when people complained. The problems are rooted in the computers that process claims, regulators say.