UnitedHealthcare is providing a few of its staff a buyout, or a monetary bundle in trade for his or her resignation, if they comply with depart by March 3.
The buyout, known as the Voluntary Resignation Separation Program, applies to staff in UnitedHealthcare’s advantages operations unit, sources advised CNBC on Wednesday. They clarified that anybody who doesn’t settle for the provide will maintain their present job in the interim or be moved to a comparable position.
The sources additionally advised 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 workforce is finest positioned to fulfill the evolving wants of the folks and prospects we’re honored to serve,” a UnitedHealth spokesperson advised CNBC in an announcement.
UnitedHealthcare didn’t disclose what number of staff obtained a buyout provide, however an inner memo despatched to staff Monday and considered by CNBC confirmed that the buyout utilized to full-time and part-time employees in 4 subdivisions beneath the advantages operations unit: company, shopper operations, core providers, and supplier providers.
Per the memo, staff 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 differ 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 whole staff, together with 160,000 medical professionals, as of a December 31, 2023 submitting. UnitedHealth Group is the most important healthcare firm within the U.S. based mostly on income — it introduced in over $400 billion in 2024, its highest annual income but. It’s also the most important firm based mostly 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 beneath 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 pressured it to pay over $3 billion to healthcare suppliers affected by the breach.
