UnitedHealth Group, Medicare and DOJ
Digest more
UnitedHealth Group, Andrew Witty and Stephen Hemsley
Digest more
UnitedHealth Group announced a dramatic shakeup, with former CEO and current chairman Stephen Hemsley stepping back into the top job following the abrupt resignation of Andrew Witty. Witty, who led UnitedHealth since 2021,
Stephen Hemsley hasn’t been CEO at UnitedHealth Group in nearly a decade yet he’s never really left. Hemsley, 72, has remained chairman and a major shareholder in the health care behemoth — and now is back in the CEO
The executive earlier caused public outrage when he defended the insurance giant’s practice of denying health care claims.
UnitedHealth shares fell 22% on April 17, wiping out about $119 billion of market value, after the insurer cut its 2025 forecast.
2don MSN
UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty is stepping down from his post for personal reasons and the health care giant says it’s suspending its full-year forecast.
UnitedHealth Group suspended its annual forecast on Tuesday and said CEO Andrew Witty has decided to step down for personal reasons, effective immediately. Shares of the company fell 3.6% to $365.10 in premarket trading.