Dive Brief:

Two influential Democrat senators are investigating UnitedHealth over reports that the healthcare behemoth may be restricting care for nursing home residents in order to profit.

On Wednesday, Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., sent a letter to UnitedHealth requesting more information after a briefing the company gave lawmakers on the issue late last month failed to assuage their concerns.

The letter requests more information on UnitedHealth's hospitalization policies, advance directive planning, marketing strategies, and state and federal oversight of its plans.

Dive Insight:

In May, the Guardian published a bombshell investigation finding that UnitedHealth paid nursing homes lucrative bonuses if they reduced hospital transfers for residents in Un

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