From the company’s CFO outlining financial turnaround plans to Optum launching an AI-powered claims system, here are 10 updates on UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiaries that Becker’s has reported since Oct. 21:
1. UnitedHealth Group CFO Wayne DeVeydt laid out a roadmap to turn around the company’s financial performance during a November interview at the UBS Global Healthcare Conference.
2. UnitedHealthcare will not cover remote physiologic monitoring when it is “unproven and not medically necessary,” including for Type 2 diabetes and most cases of hypertension. However, it will still cover monitoring for heart failure and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, according to a policy that is set to go into effect next year.
3. Optum is laying off 572 workers throughout New Jersey, with some cuts effective as early as Feb. 2, 2026.
4. The Justice Department asked a Maryland federal court to appoint the compliance monitor that will oversee the settlement agreement allowing UnitedHealth to acquire Amedisys.
5. UnitedHealth executives said the company has overrelied on its network of more than 90,000 affiliated and employed physicians and plans to switch to a direct employment model.
6. UnitedHealthcare is projecting its Medicare Advantage enrollment will decrease by 1 million people in 2026.
7. UnitedHealth posted a $2.3 billion profit for its third quarter of 2025, down from a $6.1 billion profit for the same time last year.
8. Optum named Ben Eklo its new CFO.
9. Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health is suing UnitedHealth Group for alleged “Medicare Advantage manipulation” that has led to denied care and underpayment for services.
10. Optum launched Optum Real, a real-time claims system designed to streamline the claims and reimbursement process by providing instant coverage validation for providers.
