{"id":629687,"date":"2023-04-15T19:49:38","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T00:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/15\/unitedhealth-group-reports-5-6-billion-profit-as-2023-starts-strong-for-optum-and-health-plans\/"},"modified":"2023-04-15T19:49:38","modified_gmt":"2023-04-16T00:49:38","slug":"unitedhealth-group-reports-5-6-billion-profit-as-2023-starts-strong-for-optum-and-health-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/15\/unitedhealth-group-reports-5-6-billion-profit-as-2023-starts-strong-for-optum-and-health-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"UnitedHealth Group Reports $5.6 Billion Profit As 2023 Starts Strong For Optum And Health Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure role=\"presentation\"><figcaption><fbs-accordion current=\"-1\"><\/p>\n<p>UnitedHealth Group reported a $5.6 billion first quarter 2023 profit as the healthcare giant\u2019s <span data-ga-track=\"caption expand\">&#8230; [+]<\/span><span> UnitedHealthcare insurance plans and Optum medical provider businesses grew by \u201cdouble-digit\u201d percentages, the company said Friday, April 14, 2023.  UnitedHealth Group Inc. signage is displayed on a monitor on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. Photographer: Michael Nagle\/Bloomberg<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/fbs-accordion><small>\u00a9 2016 Bloomberg Finance LP<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>UnitedHealth Group reported a $5.6 billion first quarter profit as the healthcare giant\u2019s UnitedHealthcare insurance plans and Optum medical provider businesses grew by \u201cdouble-digit\u201d percentages, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedhealthgroup.com\/content\/dam\/UHG\/PDF\/investors\/2023\/UNH-Q1-2023-Release.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.unitedhealthgroup.com\/content\/dam\/UHG\/PDF\/investors\/2023\/UNH-Q1-2023-Release.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.unitedhealthgroup.com\/content\/dam\/UHG\/PDF\/investors\/2023\/UNH-Q1-2023-Release.pdf\" aria-label=\"the company said Friday.\">the company said Friday. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>UnitedHealth, a nationwide provider of medical care under the Optum umbrella and a company that pays for benefits through its health insurance plans, said net income increased to $5.61 billion compared to $5.03 billion in the first quarter of 2022. Revenue jumped 15% to nearly $92 billion in the quarter from $80 billion a year-ago thanks to \u201cdiversified double-digit growth at both Optum and UnitedHealthcare.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Friday\u2019s first quarter report signaled 2023 may be another good year for UnitedHealth as well as its health plan rivals given the company is the first in its industry to report earnings every quarter. UnitedHealth raised its full year net earnings outlook \u201cto $23.25 to $23.75 per share and adjusted net earnings to $24.50 to $25.00 per share.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur strong, enterprise-wide growth this quarter is a direct result of our colleagues\u2019 unwavering commitment to offering more health services to more people and connecting consumers with greater access to high-quality, affordable care,\u201d UnitedHealth chief executive Andrew Witty said in a statement accompanying the earnings report.<\/p>\n<p>To be sure, the health insurance business UnitedHealthcare reported nearly 2 million more customers than a year ago, with \u201cbroad-based growth across the company\u2019s commercial, community-based and senior benefit offerings,\u201d the company said of the 52.89 million people served in the first quarter comoared to 50.96 million a year ago. That helped UnitedHealthcare\u2019s first quarter revenues increase by 13% to $70.5 billion while operating earnings jumped 14% to $4.3 billion, the company said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Optum, which includes the OptumRx pharmacy benefit management company and an array of medical care provider operations from doctor practices to surgery centers and primary care clinics, grew revenue by 25% to $54.1 billion. Optum\u2019s operating earnings rose 19% to $3.7 billion, UnitedHealth said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Follow me on\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/brucejapsen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bruce-japsen-8a993653\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn<\/a>.\u00a0<span>Check out\u00a0<\/span>my\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/brucejapsen\/#5c1d88385324\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0some of my other work\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07C9JXX7Y\/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1522272358&#038;sr=1-1&#038;keywords=Bruce Japsen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/brucejapsen\/2023\/04\/14\/unitedhealth-group-reports-56-billion-profit-as-2023-starts-strong-for-optum-and-health-plans\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Bruce Japsen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UnitedHealth Group reported a $5.6 billion first quarter 2023 profit as the healthcare giant\u2019s &#8230; [+] UnitedHealthcare insurance plans and Optum medical provider businesses grew by \u201cdouble-digit\u201d percentages, the company said Friday, April 14, 2023. 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