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Selling insurance products under UnitedHealthcare, and health care services under the Optum brand, it is the world's ninth-largest company by revenue and the largest health care company by revenue. The company is ranked 8th on the 2024 Fortune Global 500. [4] UnitedHealth Group had a market capitalization of $460.3 billion as of December 20, 2024.
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Sept. 2019: UnitedHealth Group announces acquisition of Equian, LLC for $3.2 billion. [12] A Payment Integrity Institution that has joined the Optum family. Jan 2021: UnitedHealth Group announces acquisition of Change Healthcare LLC, evaluated to worth $8 billion, in addition to paying off its $5 billion debt for a total of $13 billion. [13]
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.
William McGuire (born 1948) [1] is an American healthcare executive best known for his tenure as chairman and chief executive officer of UnitedHealth Group from 1991 until his resignation in 2006, while under investigation for securities fraud, for which he would later settle out of court.
Stephen J. Hemsley (born 4 June 1952) [1] [2] is an American businessman who is the 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, after the murder of former CEO of UnitedHealth Group's subsidiary company UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, [32] 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 refrain from ...
United Health Services (UHS) (United Health Services Hospitals, Inc.) is the largest and most comprehensive provider of healthcare services in upstate New York's Southern Tier. [ 3 ] A locally owned, not-for-profit system, it is governed by a volunteer board of directors composed of residents from around the region. [ 4 ]