UnitedHealthcare is providing a few of its workers a buyout, or a monetary package deal in alternate for his or her resignation, if they comply with depart by March 3.
The buyout, known as the Voluntary Resignation Separation Program, applies to workers in UnitedHealthcare’s advantages operations unit, sources instructed CNBC on Wednesday. They clarified that anybody who doesn’t settle for the supply will maintain their present job in the meanwhile or be moved to a comparable function.
The sources additionally instructed the outlet that if the corporate doesn’t meet an unspecified resignation quota, it’s going to result in layoffs.
“This voluntary choice is a part of our ongoing efforts to make sure our group is finest positioned to fulfill the evolving wants of the individuals and clients we’re honored to serve,” a UnitedHealth spokesperson instructed CNBC in a press release.
UnitedHealthcare didn’t disclose what number of workers acquired a buyout supply, however an inside memo despatched to workers Monday and considered by CNBC confirmed that the buyout utilized to full-time and part-time staff in 4 subdivisions underneath the advantages operations unit: company, shopper operations, core providers, and supplier providers.
Per the memo, workers who settle for the buyout will depart by Might 1 on the earliest and November 13 on the newest. They may obtain resignation packages on their termination date, and the quantity will range relying on what number of years they’ve been on the firm.
UnitedHealthcare is the medical insurance division of UnitedHealth Group, which has greater than 440,000 complete workers, together with 160,000 medical professionals, as of a December 31, 2023 submitting. UnitedHealth Group is the biggest healthcare firm within the U.S. primarily based on income — it introduced in over $400 billion in 2024, its highest annual income but. It is usually the biggest firm primarily based on market cap, which stands at about $465 billion on the time of writing.
The corporate confronted a tumultuous finish of 2024 after the killing of its CEO, Brian Thompson, in December. Thompson’s demise has positioned the U.S. healthcare system and its rising prices underneath scrutiny. UnitedHealthcare named a brand new CEO, Tim Noel, in January.
UnitedHealth Group additionally confronted a cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare in February 2024 that compelled it to pay over $3 billion to healthcare suppliers affected by the breach.
