PYMNTS.com February 19, 2025
UnitedHealthcare is reportedly looking to reduce the number of employees in its benefits unit through buyouts or layoffs.
The company is offering some employees in the unit the option to accept buyouts by March 3 and will lay off employees if it doesn’t get the number of resignations it is seeking, CNBC reported Wednesday (Feb. 19), citing unnamed sources.
UnitedHealthcare, which is the insurance arm of UnitedHealth Group, told CNBC that it has offered buyouts but declined to say how many employees got the offer, according to the report.
“This voluntary option is part of our ongoing efforts to ensure our team is best positioned to meet the evolving needs of the people and customers we are honored to serve,”...