From naming a new Optum CEO to its planned acquisition of Amedisys heading to mediation, here are 10 updates on UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiaries that Becker’s has reported since April 14:
1. UnitedHealth Group has 1,000 uses for AI technology currently in production across its insurance, care delivery and pharmacy businesses, according to the Wall Street Journal.
2. UnitedHealth Group posted the largest profit among large payers in the first quarter of 2025.
3. UnitedHealth Group and Amedisys reached a deal to divest some home health and hospice clinics to BrightSpring Health and the Pennant Group.
4. UnitedHealth Group named Patrick Conway, MD, formerly CEO of Optum Rx, as the new CEO of Optum. Former Optum CEO, Heather Cianfrocco, has been named UnitedHealth’s executive vice president of governance, compliance and information security.
5. Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty to federal murder charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
6. UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty was the highest-paid insurance CEO in 2024, earning $26.3 million in total compensation. UnitedHealth Group president and CFO John Rex was the highest-paid payer CFO, earning $18.7 million in total compensation.
7. UnitedHealth Group is feeling “better than pretty good” about the potential for pharmaceutical tariffs and the resulting possible impact on its businesses.
8. While UnitedHealth Group posted nearly $6.3 billion in net income during the first quarter of 2025, the company reduced its year-end earnings outlook amid rising use of physician and outpatient services among its Medicare Advantage membership and “unanticipated changes in the profile of Optum Health members.”
9. UnitedHealth Group’s “unusual and unacceptable” first-quarter results have led the company’s top executives to change their tone regarding CMS’ Medicare Advantage V28 risk adjustment model.
10. The Justice Department’s lawsuit challenging UnitedHealth’s planned $3.3 billion acquisition of home health company Amedisys is headed to mediation on Aug. 18
