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The taxman is coming for UnitedHealth Group
The Internal Revenue Service is investigating UnitedHealth, “seeking to significantly increase taxable income” from 2017 through 2020, and may force UnitedHealth to pay more “for subsequent years after 2020,” the health insurer revealed in a recent regulatory filing.