It extends a tumultuous period for UnitedHealth marked by the killing of a top executive, a costly cyberattack against its subsidiary and high medical costs.

In this post-shooting and DOGE-era, regulators may be emboldened to make more changes than they otherwise would have on insurers that are seen to be fleecing the system,” explained one analyst.

UnitedHealth Group called The Wall Street Journal's report "misinformation" and said it was unaware of reported investigaiton.