From the fallout of the Change Healthcare cyberattack to the Justice Department reportedly beginning an antitrust investigation into the company, here are 12 stories involving UnitedHealth Group that Becker's has covered since Feb. 22:
1. The federal government is launching an investigation into UnitedHealth Group following the February cyberattack on its Change Healthcare subsidiary that has significantly affected providers' financial stability nationwide.
2. Officials with the Biden administration met with UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty on March 12, urging the company to provide more emergency funding to healthcare providers facing significant financial disruptions from a cyberattack on its subsidiary, Change Healthcare, people familiar with the meeting told The Washington Post.
3. The federal government is urging UnitedHealth Group and other insurers to address cash flow issues among providers facing an absence of timely payments following a cyberattack on Change Healthcare in February.
4. UnitedHealth Group on March 7 detailed a timeline for restoring key Change Healthcare systems following the cyberattack on the company in late February.
5. Lawsuits have started rolling in against UnitedHealth Group's Change Healthcare over the cyberattack that has crippled hospitals, physician practices and pharmacies around the country.
6. Three former UnitedHealth executives recently were named CEOs of healthcare companies.
7. Starting May 1, Jonesboro, Ark.-based St. Bernards Medical Center and all its related inpatient and outpatient facilities will be out of network with UnitedHealthcare.
8. The Justice Department has begun an antitrust investigation into UnitedHealth Group, according to The Wall Street Journal.
9. UnitedHealth Group's board of directors authorized a $1.88 per-share cash dividend to be paid March 19.
10. UnitedHealth Group's Andrew Witty was among five insurance leaders named among the world's 200 most influential CEOs in 2024 by CEO World's annual ranking.
11. UnitedHealthcare and Burlington-based University of Vermont Health Network reached a new contract just days before its current deal was set to expire.
12. Where employees live and the social risk factors they face affects overall health outcomes — and employers should incorporate SDOH data when designing health benefits to improve employee outcomes, productivity and associated costs, according to a white paper published by UnitedHealthcare and the Health Action Council.