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UnitedHealth says it is cooperating with DOJ investigations into Medicare billing practices

Authored by cnbc.com

UnitedHealth Group revealed Thursday it is facing Department of Justice investigations over its Medicare billing practices, adding to a string of setbacks for a company that owns the nation's largest and most powerful private insurer.

UnitedHealth also said it has launched a third-party review of its business policies and performance metrics.

The company told CNBC that it expects to complete that review toward the end of the third quarter.

In the filing, UnitedHealth said it "has full confidence in its practices and is committed to working cooperatively with the Department throughout this process.".

In response at the time, the company said it stands "by the integrity of our Medicare Advantage program.".

The Journal also reported in February that the DOJ is conducting a civil investigation into whether the company inflated diagnoses to trigger extra payments to its Medicare Advantage plans.

But on Thursday, UnitedHealth said independent audits by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services "confirm" that the company's practices are "among the most accurate in the industry. »

World's first IVF rhino pregnancy 'could save species'

Authored by bbc.com

World's first IVF rhino pregnancy 'could save species'.

Scientists have achieved the world's first IVF rhino pregnancy, successfully transferring a lab-created rhino embryo into a surrogate mother.

But it showed that the technique had worked and that a viable pregnancy through rhino IVF was possible. »

Rainbow Six Siege underperforms to leave Ubisoft net bookings 'below expectations'

Authored by gamedeveloper.com

Consolidated Q1 net bookings fell by 2.9 percent year-on-year to €282 million ($330.8 million), which Ubisoft confirmed was below its guidance.

Back catalog net bookings stood at €260 million ($305 million), up 4 percent year-on-year and 6 percent excluding partnerships.

The company said that consolidated downturn was due to the underperformance of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege X and "unfavorable" exchange rates. »

China supplies Russia with drone engines under guise of refrigerators – Reuters

Authored by pravda.com.ua

Chinese engines are being secretly supplied through front companies to a state-owned drone manufacturer in Russia under the label "industrial refrigeration units" to avoid Western sanctions.

Source: Reuters, citing its own sources in European security agencies and documents including contracts, invoices and customs documents.

They also asked that certain specific details in the documents, such as dates and contract values, not be disclosed. »

Twelve killed in Thailand-Cambodia border clashes

Authored by bbc.com

Clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops at their disputed border have killed at least 12 people, Thai authorities say.

Thailand claims that it began with Cambodia's military deploying drones to conduct surveillance of Thai troops near the border.

Cambodia says Thai soldiers initiated the conflict when they violated a prior agreement by advancing on a Khmer-Hindu temple near the border. »

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