UnitedHeath shares fall after health-care giant admits DOJ fraud probe into Medicare business

Shares of UnitedHealth Group slipped Thursday after the health-care giant said it was under a Department of Justice investigation.The company said it has started complying with both criminal and civil requests from federal investigators and it was cooperating with them.“(UnitedHealth) has a long record of responsible conduct and effective compliance,” the company said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. 3 UnitedHealth’s UnitedHealthcare business covers more than 8 million people as the nation’ ...