(Reuters) -Andrew Witty, the CEO Unitedhealth, has left unexpectedly and the Stephen Hemsley veteran veteran returns to the most important role in running the health conglomerate through one of its most difficult periods.
The company has faced a series of challenges over the last year: an increase in medical costs, a cybernetic attack on its technology unit, the slaughter of its insurance chief and the subsequent public reaction against the industry.
The following is a key event calendar for the company since 2024:
January 12, 2024
UnitedHealth’s actions fell after the costs of medical services in the health conglomerate exceeded Wall Street expectations for the first time in two years, even when it exceeded the fourth quarter’s benefits and income estimates.
February 21 2024
The Technology Unit of UnitedHealth Group, Change Healthcare, is affected by a cybersecurity attack on its systems.
February 28, 2024
In a published message, and then rapidly deleted from their Darknet site, hackers blamed for the strike said that millions of sensitive records were stolen, including healthcare insurance and the company’s health data.
February 29, 2024
Unitedhealth Group says the cyber attack was perpetrated by the pirates that were identified as the Ransomware group “Blackcat”.
March 13, 2024
The United States government says it has opened an investigation into cybernetic attack on whether there was a breach of protected health data and if the company followed the United States Health Privacy Act.
March 13, 2024
UnitedHealth Group says the Change Change’s pharmacy network is back in line, weeks after the fall of the cyber attack devastated by the country’s healthcare system that is highly dependent on insurance.
April 16, 2024
UnitedHealth Group says that hoping that the hacking of its health health unit will cost the company up to $ 1.6 billion by 2024, but to maintain its annual earnings forecast, which suggests that the impact of the cyber attack was less serious than many in Wall Street had feared.
May 1 2024
The hackers who violated the UnitedHedhealth technology unit in February could steal a third of the North -Americans, according to the CEO of the United States Health Insurer, tells a Congressional Committee.
July 16, 2024
Unitedhealth forecasts greater success for the annual piracy revenue in February in its technology unit, but maintains the forecast for profits for a whole year.
September 20, 2024
The United States Federal Trade Commission will demand the three largest pharmacy benefits of the country, accusing them of directing patients with insulin at a higher price for dollars in sales of pharmaceutical companies.
October 15, 2024
UnitedHealth Group provides a wake -up of benefits of 2025 below Wall Street estimates, as it expects pressure through its government insurance companies with government support.
November 12, 2024
The United States Department of Justice and three North states -Americans are in demand to block the acquisition of $ 3.3 billion from UnitedHealth Group of Amedisys, citing the concern that the agreement would reduce competition in the domestic health service market.
December 4, 2024
Brian Thompson, the CEO of United’s Insurance Unit, is killed outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel in front of the company’s investors’ day in which police described as a attack led by a waiting gunman.
December 19, 2024
The suspect in Thompson’s slaughter is charged with federal murder and harassment crimes in a Manhattan courtroom, along with state murder and terrorism allegations announced by New York prosecutors.
December 23, 2024
Luigi Mangione, the man accused of falling fatally to Thompson on Manhattan Street, does not declare himself guilty of allegations of murder of the New York State that is marked by a terrorist.
January 16, 2025
On the first call of the company’s earnings since the assassination of Thompson, CEO Andrew Witty, says that healthcare in the United States must be “less confusing, less complex and less expensive.”
Witty says that the company will work with policymakers to reduce the frequency of prior authorization necessary before a patient can access medical treatment in his Medicare business for people 65 years and more or with disabilities.
January 23, 2025
United Group names Tim Noel, the head of his Medicare business, at the highest work in his health insurance business, a month after the former CEO of the Brian Thompson unit was assassinated.
January 24, 2025
The company says that the cyber attack on its technology unit last year affected the personal information of 190 million people, making it the largest breach of health data in the United States.
February 19, 2025
The Unitedhealth Insurance Unit offers employees to their benefits operations unit the option of accepting purchases if they leave on March 3, reports CNBC.
February 21 2025
The United States Department of Justice is investigating the United’s Medicarre billing practices, reports the Wall Street Journal. The health insurer says he has no knowledge of any new probe.
February 25, 2025
United States Senator Chuck Grassley calls for detailed information on United’s Medicedhealth’s billing practices in a letter to CEO Andrew Witty.
April 4, 2025
The demand from the United States Federal Commerce Commission against pharmacy management managers on insulin price practices will probably re -advance after pausing in the midst of the disclosure of President Donald Trump of the two Democrats of the Agency.
April 17, 2025
UnitedHealth Group surprises investors with whom his CEO said that it was a quarterly “unusual and unacceptable” loss, and reduces their perspectives throughout the year due to the highest medical costs than expected, causing sales of more than 20% in actions that reverberated throughout the sector.
April 21, 2025
UnitedHealth Group says he spent about $ 1.7 million on security for his highest executives by 2024, months after the fatal shootout by senior executive Brian Thompson.
May 7 2025
The company is sued for allegedly such as the Thompson slaughter reaction damaged its business.
May 13 2025
Unitedhealth Group suspends its 2025 forecast due to medical costs and CEO Andrew Witty is suddenly low.
(Report by Puyaan Singh and Sneha Sk in Bengaluru; Edition of Devika Syamnath)
