Forbes December 29, 2024
Bruce Japsen

As UnitedHealth Group grapples with the horrific loss of the head of is health insurance business, the company faces rising costs and tough negotiations with governments it works with to provide elderly and poor Americans their health benefits.

In the wake of the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson, a focus on health insurer denials of medical care and certain other business practices emerged on social media and by industry critics, including some in Congress who’d like to see reforms. Any reforms, if they happen at all, are unlikely to take effect in 2025, however.

But in the near term, UnitedHealth’s UnitedHealthcare business along with industry rivals including Centene, Humana, Elevance Health and CVS Health’s Aetna health insurance...

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