1. A New York congressman is requesting public comment regarding patients’ experiences with Optum-owned medical clinics in the Hudson Valley region following complaints over care quality and accessibility.
2. UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Change Healthcare continues to send out data breach notifications a year after a cyberattack that disrupted the industry.
3. The Wall Street Journal reported the Justice Department is investigating Medicare Advantage billing practices at UnitedHealth Group, a development that the insurer disputes. UnitedHealth has denied that the DOJ has opened an investigation into its billing practices. Sen. Chuck Grassley launched an inquiry into the company’s MA billing practices following the report.
4. UnitedHealthcare is offering some employees buyouts if they leave their job by March 3, CNBC reported.
5. A federal judge is allowing a lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group to partially move forward, which alleges the company used an artificial intelligence algorithm to wrongfully deny Medicare Advantage patients post-acute care.
6. UnitedHealth Group and Amedisys proposed selling a minimum of 128 home health and hospice facilities as part of their efforts to address competitive concerns arising from their $3.3 billion merger.
7. UnitedHealth Group reported a medical loss ratio of 85.5% in 2024, compared to a medical loss ratio of 83.2% in 2023.
8. With a net income of $14.4 billion, UnitedHealth Group reported the largest profit among major payers in 2024.
9. UnitedHealth Group asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to exclude two shareholder proposals from its 2025 annual meeting proxy materials that raise concerns about the company’s handling of prior authorization requirements and denied claims.
10. UnitedHealth Group raised concerns with the SEC after hedge fund manager Bill Ackman suggested the company’s profitability could be “massively overstated.”
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