Cuomo expands probe of some of nation's biggest health insurers

ALBANY - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that he issued new subpoenas to Aetna Inc., Cigna Corp., UnitedHealth Group Inc., WellPoint Inc. and other health insurers in a broadening investigation of possible fraud costing consumers hundreds of millions of dollars.

Cuomo is also looking to subpoena testimony from the CEOs of those companies as well as executives of Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Excellus, and the combined Group Health Inc. and HIP Health Plan.

“The CEOs are responsible for their corporations and these actions had a significant impact on families all across the state,” Cuomo told The Associated Press.