UnitedHealthcare caught secretly paying nursing homes to NOT send elderly people in need of care to the hospital

WOW 🚨 UnitedHealthcare caught secretly paying nursing homes to NOT send elderly people in need of care to the hospital

“The company made secret payments to nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers”

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“The company made secret payments to nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers” ‘The alleged action, part of a series of cost cutting tactics, has saved the company millions, but at times risked residents’ health, the Guardian reported, citing an investigation.’ – Guardian Newspaper “That means when your grandma in the nursing home is sick enough to need to go to the hospital, these nursing homes were taking kickbacks secretly from an insurance company to prevent Grandma from going to the hospital.” “Now we need to find out how many people passed away because they didn’t get hospital transfers that they needed because they were getting secret kickbacks from insurance companies. And once we find out how many people passed away because of that, we need to start filing actual charges against these companies who are killing people”

If this were any other industry, it would already be a national scandal. Elderly lives were gambled away for corporate savings. – The Common Voice
From Grok. A Guardian investigation revealed that UnitedHealth Group, the largest healthcare conglomerate in the U.S., has been paying nursing homes thousands of dollars in bonuses to reduce hospital transfers for residents covered by its Medicare Advantage plans. This was part of a cost-cutting program where UnitedHealth stationed its own medical teams in nursing homes to manage care and minimize expenses. The bonuses incentivized nursing homes to limit hospitalizations, which saved UnitedHealth millions but, in some cases, risked residents’ health. For example, the investigation cited instances where residents needing urgent hospital care were delayed or denied transfers, with at least one suffering permanent brain damage due to a delayed transfer, according to confidential logs, recordings, and photos. Internal emails showed UnitedHealth set “budgets” for hospital admissions and monitored facilities with fewer “do not resuscitate” (DNR) or “do not intubate” orders, as these could lead to costly hospital stays. UnitedHealth denied wrongdoing, claiming the payments promoted better care and that a Department of Justice investigation found no basis for the allegations after reviewing thousands of documents. However, whistleblowers, including former nurse practitioner Maxwell Ollivant, allege a culture of prioritizing cost over care, with staff pressured to change patients’ DNR status even against their wishes. The exact amount paid in bonuses wasn’t disclosed, but the program operated across nearly 2,000 nursing homes.[](theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m)[](theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m)

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