Massachusetts sues UnitedHealthcare over alleged MassHealth payment fraud
Key takeaways
- Massachusetts sues United Healthcare over alleged Mass Health payment fraud.
- The insurer is accused of inflating patient care levels in its MassHealth Senior Care Options plan to wrongfully secure larger payments.
- The lawsuit filed in Suffolk Superior Court says MassHealth, Massachusetts’ Medicaid programme, was overcharged by at least $100m.
Massachusetts sues United Healthcare over alleged Mass Health payment fraud. The lawsuit says Massachusetts’ Medicaid programme was overcharged by at least $100m. Credit: Visuals6x/Shutterstock.com. · Life Insurance International · Visuals6x/Shutterstock.com. Vidhya Edwards Munnangi Mon, June 1, 2026 at 4:23 PM GMT+7 2 min read Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has sued United Healthcare for allegedly misrepresenting members health conditions to defraud the state.
The insurer is accused of inflating patient care levels in its MassHealth Senior Care Options plan to wrongfully secure larger payments.
The lawsuit filed in Suffolk Superior Court says MassHealth, Massachusetts’ Medicaid programme, was overcharged by at least $100m.