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'It's a money game to them':son takes on UnitedHealth over elderly father's care


Robby Martin has joined a lawsuit against UnitedHealth after the insurance giant cut off his father’s nursing home coverage – five days later his father died at home

If you are a current or former United Healthcare or Optum employee and have information you’d like to share securely with the Guardian about nursing home care, please use a non-work device to call or text investigative reporter George Joseph via the Signal messaging app at 929-486-4865. In a statement, the spokesperson for UnitedHealth’s subsidiary said the Senate committee investigation “mischaracterizes” Medicare Advantage and the company’s clinical practices while ignoring federal criteria “demanding greater scrutiny around post-acute care”. In public statements, Trump’s pick to head CMS, Dr Mehmet Oz, and Republican policy leaders associated with the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 have shownmoreinterest in expanding Medicare Advantage than in curbing coverage denials under the program.

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