11:59 AM EST, 03/04/2025 (MT Newswires) -- UnitedHealth Group ( UNH ) shares were up Tuesday after a retired federal judge in her role as special master issued a recommendation favoring UnitedHealth ( UNH ) to the presiding federal judge in a lawsuit brought by the US Department of Justice, which accused the healthcare company of failing to return money it received via the Medicare Advantage program.

"This report and recommendation concludes that the government is lacking any evidence in support of two essential elements of its False Claim Act and related common law claims, which are all premised on United's alleged failure to return federal funds to which it was allegedly not entitled," Suzanne Segal said.

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