UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s campus in Minnetonka, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Commerce is fining UnitedHealthcare $450,000 as part of a settlement over alleged violations of mental health parity laws.
Assistant Commissioner Jacqueline Olson says the consent order alleges that UnitedHealthcare treated mental health care coverage differently and evaluated mental health and substance abuse claims more stringently than claims for other types of care. She says the nation’s largest insurer was ordered to pay $300,000 now, and $150,000 will be stayed if they comply with the agreement.
State officials will be monitoring the Minnetonka-based insurance company through March 2025.
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