UnitedHealth tops profit forecasts but medical costs linger for health care giant
UnitedHealth posted a better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit, but a nagging rise in medical costs and care utilization surprised Wall Street.
Amid scrutiny of health insurance costs, UnitedHealth Group reports $5.5B quarterly profits
UnitedHealth Group has reported quarterly profits of $5.5 billion after tax in its first earnings release since the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City, which sparked a wider debate about the cost of health insurance and medication for the American public.
UnitedHealth Group CEO: US health care needs to be ‘less confusing, less complex and less costly’
In its first results since its insurance unit CEO was fatally shot in New York City, UnitedHealth Group reported Thursday weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue, prompting its shares to fall in early morning trading despite quarterly profit beating projections.
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 Beats Profit Estimates on Health Services Strength
UnitedHealth Group reported a fourth-quarter profit on Thursday that beat analysts' estimates due to strength in its health services unit, but missed estimates for quarterly sales. The earnings report comes a month after 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 Revenue Rises, But Falls Short of Expectations
UnitedHealth Group recorded slightly higher earnings in the fourth quarter, though its sales gains fell short of analyst projections.
UnitedHealth’s stock falls as profit beats but revenue comes up short
Those factors aren’t expected to be much of an issue in UnitedHealth’s latest numbers, due out very early Thursday. But they’re factors to monitor later in the morning, when
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.
UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty remembers Brian Thompson's impact on the business
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UnitedHealth Group CEO says complex US healthcare system needs to change
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UnitedHealth Group CEO: ‘The 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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Brian Thompson's boss: Pharma companies are "really responsible" for drug prices
The CEO of the company whose insurance leader was killed in New York pledged to help fix the health care industry while also ...
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UnitedHealth to report first earnings since exec’s murder
UnitedHealth Group’s upcoming earnings call marks the company's first public appearance since the murder of UnitedHealthcare ...
To Iowans like Brian Thompson, reputation matters; UnitedHealth must improve its | Opinion
The slain CEO of the insurer had a vision for positive change; his company should embrace new consumer remedies, writes .
UnitedHealth stock slides as earnings highlight health insurance challenge
UnitedHealth Group shares have lost more than $63 billion in value since the murder of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson in ...
UnitedHealth, employer of slain exec Brian Thompson, found to have overcharged some cancer patients for drugs by over 1,000%
CVS Caremark Rx blasted the findings for cherry picking certain drugs in an effort to push what it called an 'anti-PBM' ...