The probe includes claims that the company bribed nursing homes to delay hospitalizations and withdrew a prior authorization for a procedure at Austin’s RedBud Surgery Center after it had been approved. Paxton alleges the insurer may be engaging in the corporate practice of medicine by overriding the medical judgment of physicians, which increases the risk that patients receive care too late.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Texas Investigates UnitedHealth Group for Deceptive Denials of Medical Care
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Ken Paxton has begun gathering evidence to see if UnitedHealth Group violated state law by interfering with the care of residents across Texas. The attorney general issued Civil Investigative Demands to determine if the insurer breached the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act by denying medically necessary treatments and improperly managing benefit administration.
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