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UnitedHealth sues The Guardian for defamation over nursing home transfer allegations

The insurer alleges the Guardian misrepresented internal emails to sensationalize cost-cutting tactics in a bid to exploit coverage of CEO Brian Thompson’s killing

Flags fly at half mast in front of UnitedHealthcare headquarters in Minnetonka, Minn., Wednesday Dec. 4, 2024, after its CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed in New York City.
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Overview

  • UnitedHealth filed a defamation lawsuit June 4 in Delaware Superior Court claiming The Guardian ran “demonstrably false” May 21 allegations that it secretly paid nursing homes to limit hospital transfers
  • The complaint asserts The Guardian cropped screenshots and mischaracterized medical events to depict cost-cutting measures as risking patient health
  • The Guardian stands by its reporting, citing thousands of corporate and patient records, public lawsuits, federal declarations and interviews with over 20 current and former UnitedHealth employees
  • UnitedHealth is under multiple Department of Justice investigations for potential Medicare fraud and its shares have dropped nearly 26% in the past month
  • Accused killer Luigi Mangione has pleaded not guilty to state and federal charges in the December murder of former CEO Brian Thompson