As UnitedHealth Group faces a criminal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice alleging potential Medicare fraud, according to a Wall Street Journal report, some question whether its primary Medicare Advantage marketing partner, AARP, also should face scrutiny.
AARP faces questions about whether it required Medicare Advantage plan sponsors to oversee the business practices of companies that offer Medicare Advantage products. The question is whether AARP complied with the government’s rules to oversee its partner, UnitedHealth Group.
AARP makes over $1 billion annually from its partnerships with companies like UnitedHealth, according to American Commitment President Phil Kerpen, including by selling Medicare Advantage products to its 10 million members. That’s far more than it makes off its membership fees, Kerpen told Fox Business.