NY AG probes health insurers over reimbursement

(Reuters) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday he is conducting an industry- wide probe of health insurers into an alleged scheme to defraud consumers by manipulating reimbursement rates.

At the center of the scheme is Ingenix, the nation's provider of health care billing information, which serves as a conduit for rate data to the largest insurers in the country, Cuomo said in a statement.

Cuomo intends to sue Ingenix, its parent, UnitedHealth Group Inc, and three additional subsidiaries.

 

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