STAT+: UnitedHealth’s accidental email attachment, and hospitals’ hunt for ‘additional volume’

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The accidental email attachment

Last week, my colleagues Casey Ross, Tara Bannow, Lizzy Lawrence, and I were working on a story when Casey dropped a bomb in our group chat. Casey was in contact with UnitedHealth Group for that story, and a company spokesperson accidentally sent him an 18-page confidential document that outlined talking points for its annual shareholder meeting, which took place on Monday.

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