UnitedHealthcare corporate headquarters in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Photo: Ken Wolter/Shutterstock

The U.S. Justice Department is conducting an antitrust investigation into UnitedHealth, owner of the biggest U.S. health insurer, and specifically into UnitedHealthcare's relationship to its Optum business unit, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

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