UnitedHealth Group 2024 Profits Hit $14 Billion Despite Cyberattack, Rising Costs
UnitedHealth Group reported $14.4 billion in 2024 profits as its UnitedHealthcare health insurance and Optum provider services overcame rising costs and a cyberattack.
UnitedHealth Group shares fall amid worry over medical costs
UnitedHealth Group beat estimates for fourth quarter profit as the Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based health care giant released its first earnings report since the fatal ambush last month of top executive Brian Thompson in New York City.
Amid scrutiny of health insurance costs, UnitedHealth Group reports $5.5B quarterly profits
UnitedHealth Group has reported quarterly profits of $5.5 billion after tax in its first earnings release since the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City, which sparked a wider debate about the cost of health insurance and medication for the American public.
UnitedHealth beats profit estimates on lower-than-expected costs
UnitedHealth Group reported a fourth-quarter profit on Thursday that beat analysts' estimates as the healthcare conglomerate spent less on covering members' medical costs.
UnitedHealth posts better-than-expected profits in fourth quarter of 2024, despite rising medical costs
UnitedHealth posted a better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit, but a nagging rise in medical costs and care utilization surprised Wall Street.
UnitedHealth hit by stubbornly high medical costs, shares fall
UnitedHealth's high medical costs and lower-than-expected revenue in the fourth quarter underscored persistent challenges at its insurance unit, sending the healthcare conglomerate's shares down about 4% before the bell on Thursday.
UnitedHealth Profit Outpaces Views Despite High Care Costs
UnitedHealth Group Inc. reported fourth-quarter profit that surpassed Wall Street’s expectations in its first financial statement since a top executive was killed in New York last month.
UnitedHealth tops profit forecasts but medical costs linger for health care giant
UnitedHealth posted a better-than-expected profit in the final quarter of 2024, but a nagging rise in medical costs and care ...
UnitedHealth’s Revenues Rise, in First Earnings Report Since C.E.O.’s Killing
But high medical costs contributed to results that disappointed Wall Street, and the company’s stock fell on the news that it ...
UnitedHealth reports billions in revenue and profit amid controversy
UnitedHealth Group shares have lost more than $63 billion in value since the murder of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson in ...
UnitedHealth Group CEO says complex US healthcare system needs to change
UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty said on Thursday that healthcare in the U.S. needs to be "less confusing, less complex and less ...
S&P 500 Gains and Losses Today: UnitedHealth Stock Ails as Results Fall Short
The S&P 500 slid 0.2% on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, losing momentum after posting solid gains driven by earnings and inflation ...
Unitedhealth Group, Inc. Q4 Profit Increases, Beats Estimates
Unitedhealth Group, Inc. (UNH) revealed earnings for its fourth quarter that increased from last year and beat the Street estimates.
UnitedHealth CEO says U.S. health system 'needs to function better'
The CEO of UnitedHealth Group said Thursday that shortcomings of America’s health care system must be addressed.
Mixed profit reports send stocks adrift; high court's TikTok ban ruling expected soon
The relatively modest moves for stocks came a day after they shot higher on hopes that an encouraging report on inflation may ...
UnitedHealth fights back: Blame drugmakers for high costs, not the ‘middlemen.’
UnitedHealth Group’s stock sinks after profit beat expectations but revenue missed for the first time in more than four years ...