UnitedHealth Group shares fall amid worry over medical costs
UnitedHealth Group beat estimates for fourth quarter profit as the Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based health care giant released its first earnings report since the fatal ambush last month of top executive Brian Thompson in New York City.
UnitedHealth Group 2024 Profits Hit $14 Billion Despite Cyberattack, Rising Costs
UnitedHealth Group reported $14.4 billion in 2024 profits as its UnitedHealthcare health insurance and Optum provider services overcame rising costs and a cyberattack.
UnitedHealth’s Challenges With High Medical Costs Continue
The company’s shares fell in premarket trading following the healthcare firms first earnings since the killing of executive Brian Thompson.
UnitedHealth hit by stubbornly high medical costs, shares fall
UnitedHealth's high medical costs and lower-than-expected revenue in the fourth quarter underscored persistent challenges at its insurance unit, sending the healthcare conglomerate's shares down about 4% before the bell on Thursday.
UnitedHealth Profit Outpaces Views Despite High Care Costs
UnitedHealth Group Inc. reported fourth-quarter profit that surpassed Wall Street’s expectations in its first financial statement since a top executive was killed in New York last month.
Healthcare Stocks Fall After UnitedHealth Posts Higher Medical Costs
Healthcare shares sold off after UnitedHealth Group said its medical costs rose last quarter, underscoring fears the issue may still weigh on the sector in 2025. The industry bellwether's earnings wer
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UnitedHealth Vows to Reduce Prior Authorization Burden
CEO Andrew Witty promised that UnitedHealthcare would work to speed up turnaround times for approval of some procedures and ...
UnitedHealth Group CEO says complex US healthcare system needs to change
UnitedHealth reported fourth-quarter results on Thursday that reflected persistent challenges for the health insurance sector ...
UnitedHealth Group's SWOT analysis: stock poised for growth amid challenges
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH), a leading diversified healthcare company with a substantial market capitalization of $469.7 ...
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UnitedHealth vows to ease prior authorization amid backlash
In his first public remarks since the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last month and the backlash against the ...
UnitedHealth Group CEO: U.S. Health System Needs To Function Better
In his first public comments since one of his executives was shot to death, UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty said the ...
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Biden’s final Medicare Advantage regulation would hike payments to insurers
The Biden administration’s final regulation affecting the Medicare Advantage industry would come with a much lighter touch ...
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Updated: UnitedHealth Group's 2024 Revenue Grows to Reach $400.3 Billion
In 2024, UnitedHealth Group saw full year revenue grow 8% over 2023 to reach $400.3 billion. Adjusted earnings from ...
UnitedHealth Group stock surges on higher Medicare Advantage payments
UNH stock is finally returning to form after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Johnson was gunned down outside an investor meeting ...
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UnitedHealth mounts full defense of its business in wake of Thompson’s killing
UnitedHealth's CEO acknowledged discontent with the health care system, but quickly shifted the blame elsewhere.
UnitedHealth’s Revenues Rise, in First Earnings Report Since C.E.O.’s Killing
But high medical costs contributed to results that disappointed Wall Street, and the company’s stock fell on the news that it ...
UnitedHealth shares fall 5% after first earnings report since insurance CEO’s murder
UnitedHealth shares dropped nearly 5% Thursday morning after the firm disclosed worse-than-expected revenue in its first ...