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UnitedHealth is the largest healthcare company in the U.S. But over the last 18 months, a string of challenges, including several Justice Department probes, have tested the company. WSJ’s Anna Wilde Mathews and Christopher Weaver report on how the company rose to prominence, why its CEO is out, and how it has weathered the setbacks. Annie Minoff hosts.
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-Medicare, Inc. Part 1: How Insurers Make Billions From Medicare
-Medicare, Inc. Part 2: Taxpayers Paid for Care Denied by Insurers
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