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Beyond its large insurance business, UHG also owns, among other things, a pharmacy benefits manager (PBM), surgical clinics, home health providers, and the nation’s largest physician group.
The KFF’s analysis revealed that in 2021, HealthCare.gov consumers only appealed in-network claim denials 0.2% of the time — and insurers ended up upholding 59% of those denials on appeal.
Witty also defended UnitedHealthcare, the company’s health insurance arm, though he acknowledged that it shares some of the responsibility for the lack of understanding about decisions on care.
Stephen J. Hemsley (born 1952) is chair of the board and former chief executive officer of UnitedHealth Group Inc.In August 2017, UnitedHealth announced that Hemsley would be stepping down after more than a decade as CEO and starting a newly created role of executive chairman of the board.
On 6 December 2024, in the aftermath of the murder of former CEO of UnitedHealth Group’s child company UnitedHealthcare Brian Thompson, [31] a video was leaked in which Witty stated, "Our role is a critical role, and we make sure that care is safe, appropriate, and is delivered when people need it" and that the insurer will continue to prevent "unnecessary care" and advised that people ...
Health insurance industry officials remain uncharacteristically reserved in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4.. A week after the attack, the ...
On January 15, 2009, UnitedHealth Group announced a $350 million settlement of three class action lawsuits filed in Federal court by the American Medical Association, UnitedHealth Group members, healthcare providers, and state medical societies for not paying out-of-network benefits. This settlement came two days after a similar settlement with ...
Burke founded UnitedHealth Group and played a significant role in the development of the HMO and Physicians Health Plan (PHP) while he worked at InterStudy, a think tank focused on health care with Dr. Paul M. Ellwood Jr. [2] [3] [4] Burke took the view that healthcare should be economized and hospital admissions should be limited, sometimes at the protest of doctors.