Becker's Healthcare January 29, 2025
Andrew Cass

Here are 10 updates on UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiaries that Becker’s has reported since Jan. 9:

1. Change Healthcare increased its estimate of the number of people whose personal and health data was breached in a 2024 ransomware attack to 190 million. The UnitedHealth Group claims processing subsidiary had previously reported that hackers compromised the information of 100 million people before releasing the new figure Jan. 24.

2. A Minnesota federal judge gave preliminary approval to UnitedHealth’s agreement to pay $69 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging the company prioritized its business relationship with Wells Fargo over concerns that its 401(k) plan contained low-performing target-date funds.

3. UnitedHealth Group named a new CEO to lead its insurance...

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