{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221182234/http://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/blumenthal-statement-on-federal-court-decision-to-issue-preliminary-injunction-against-unitedhealth-group", "Blumenthal Statement On Federal Court Decision To Issue Preliminary Injunction Against UnitedHealth Group", "2013-12-06", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "CT", "Richard Blumenthal", "B001277", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "The Preliminary Injunction Will Temporarily Halt UnitedHealth Group\u2019s Plans To Cut Thousands Of Doctors From Its Medicare Advantage Network\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tFriday, December 6, 2013\n\t\t\t(Hartford, CT) \u2013\u00a0Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement after a\u00a0federal court judge in Connecticut issued a preliminary injunction against UnitedHealth Group (UHG) \u2013 halting plans by the nation\u2019s largest insurer to cut thousands of providers from its Medicare Advantage (MA)network.\u00a0Seniors have until\u00a0tomorrow,December 7, to switch their Medicare Advantage plans, and until\u00a0February 14\u00a0to decide to change back to traditional Medicare.\n\u201cYesterday's court decision is a victory,\u00a0giving patients some assurance, if only temporary, that they will continue to receive vital care from the doctors they know and trust. UnitedHealth Group is threatening to deprive vulnerable elderly patients of health care from their doctors of choice who have served them over the years.\u00a0The insurer\u00a0should take the court's signal and end its shortsighted and improper efforts, which have caused unnecessary distress to seniors in Connecticut.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \nIn a\u00a0letter\u00a0to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) last month, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation urged the agency to review UHG\u2019s plans to cut providers from its MA network. CMS hasn\u2019t responded to the delegation\u2019s letter.\u00a0\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tKamara Jones \u2013 202-224-0309Kamara_Jones@blumenthal.senate.gov", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221182234/http://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/blumenthal-statement-on-federal-court-decision-to-issue-preliminary-injunction-against-unitedhealth-group"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.2803950123488903, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}