On Friday, UnitedHealth Group (UNH) had a very hard day with its stock. News came out that the U.S. Department of Justice is looking into its Medicare Advantage insurance work. This news made the stock drop by more than 8% early in the day. One market expert said, “The UNH stock Price and Analysis shows a rough day ahead,” which made many people worry.
A report from the Wall Street Journal said the company might be writing down diagnoses in a way that helps it get more money from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS gives big payments to companies for offering different Medicare plans. This is the sixth time this year that the stock went down and the second time this week. Earlier in the week, the company said it might offer buyouts to some workers in its health insurance group, UnitedHealthcare, and even thought about layoffs if it did not meet its goals.
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These problems are just part of many hard times for UnitedHealth in the last 12 months. Last year, a big cyber attack hurt over 190 million people, and the company only told everyone about it at the start of this year.
The DOJ is also checking if the company should be split into smaller parts, and the Federal Trade Commission might stop its newest purchase. In December, the company faced a very sad event when its top insurance leader, Brian Thompson, was shot and died. One worker said, “We are all very sad and surprised by this loss.” This news shocked many people in the industry.
Because of all these troubles, UnitedHealth Group’s value of about $460 billion is getting smaller. This is very different from before when many believed it would be the first healthcare company to reach one trillion dollars.