Home Health Care News January 20, 2022
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) was the first health care titan to report its 2021 year-end results, doing so Wednesday morning.
The Minnetonka, Minnesota-based company showed few signs of a pandemic-driven slowdown and hinted at big home-based care moves on the horizon.
“Our broad home-based clinical care initiatives at Optum and UnitedHealthcare are central to improving near- and longer-term health outcomes for people with medical, behavioral and social needs,” UnitedHealth Group COO Dirk McMahon said during the company’s earnings call.
Overall, UnitedHealth Group’s full-year 2021 revenues were up 11.8% to $287.6 billion on a year-over-year basis, with substantial growth across the Optum and UnitedHealthcare businesses. Revenues climbed to about $73.7 billion during the fourth quarter of last year, a nearly 13%...