UnitedHealth Group and Optum Accused of Defrauding Maryland Medicaid

Attorney General Anthony Brown has filed a lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiary Optum, alleging that they defrauded the Maryland Medicaid Program by supplying a defective computer system.

The suit claims that the companies provided a faulty system to manage patient data and claims processing, resulting in delays and inaccuracies in payments to healthcare providers.

The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages for the alleged deception, which is said to have caused financial losses to the state Medicaid Program.