Ohio payer beats UnitedHealthcare in racketeering lawsuit, awarded $50M

Ohio payer beats UnitedHealthcare in racketeering lawsuit, awarded $50M 
Becker's Payer Issues; by Jakob Emerson; 3/19/25 
An Ohio jury awarded Medical Mutual of Ohio over $50 million in damages on March 12 after the payer prevailed in its lawsuit against FrontPath Health Coalition and HealthScope Benefits, a subsidiary of UnitedHealthcare. FrontPath offers employee benefits solutions, and HealthScope is a third-party administrator. .. The defendants were found to have committed federal wire fraud, telecommunications fraud, tampered with records, and obstructed justice by submitting false bid information. The jury found that the conspiracy resulted in significant damages to Medical Mutual and ultimately caused taxpayers to pay higher healthcare costs than necessary.