New IT chief can’t even give a day’s break to his self promotion in unsocial media. Optum Behavioral should do some preventative intervention. It will be to late for the damage to the world.

Just curious if the offshore nurses know they are taking away our jobs or if they even care. I would think long and hard before taking a position with a company that only cares about profits and filling their pockets at our expense. Greed will cause... — read more 

Even those with current 5 star ratings with promotions may survive latest rounds of RIFs, but will need to take on all the extra work from others that are laid off. So, is it really worth it? __ OP @2lhi+1muyAhZS, I'm wondering the same thing. — read more 

The deep cuts will continue over the coming months. Leaders being asked to stack rank their teams. If you are not a black women, you are at risk.

Optum sent out an email thanking nurses 😂

June 01 or 15?

If Sir Witty and Dame Vivian with neo IT leadership really believe US healthcare is broken? We are real trouble.

Why did she get nuked as leader of EIS? Anyone else coming next?

If you are still working at Optum, your time with the company may be limited. It is important to understand that your years of service and loyalty will not guarantee job security. You will most likely find yourself replaced with a younger, less... — read more 

I work in a department where almost all of our managers have left this week to pursue other roles. Is this ominous?

If you have posted latest update on RIFs and included people names of this org, beware they will remove the posts. For example, there was a post mentioning 100 people were notified by a director and another 400 members impacted yesterday. That post... — read more 

Now that we bought Episource we will be outsourcing the coders.....

Any one from CH acquisition being impacted? Where to follow the news?

Any known information about layoffs today, 5/4/2023.

If you own shares of UHC you would have received a proxy vote due June 4th. If you don't vote, the board is recommending to vote AGAINST 3 items: Against a 3rd party racial equity audit AGAINST requiring a 3rd party political congruency... — read more 

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/arbitration-panel-hands-envision-victory-over-unitedhealth-awards-913m-judgment Who is guarding the hens house?

Hearing significant reorg coming to RX this week. Could see entire units dissolved including some “untouchables”

Medical coders: Medical coders are responsible for translating medical procedures and diagnoses into codes for billing and reimbursement purposes. With advances in natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning, AI could potentially automate... — read more 

I hear that 5/4 more layoffs will be happening on the Optum pharmacy side. Anyone hear anything more?

Since we are 0.009X and 100 trillion distance, 5/4 RIFs should be imminent.

The largest insider trading by Witty was on July 22, 2023. Easy guess- RIFs was well in the plan then.. read on - https://wallmine.com/people/47948/andrew-witty.amp Highlights - “The largest trade he's ever made was selling 11,376 units of... — read more 

I used to really like doing my job but while working here I started to think about a complete career change. Who wouldn't start hating their job next to arrogant and incompetent managers like we have here?

If you were laid off, you must learn about the WARN Act Search for postings on this site or search for articles as follows: "WARN ACT" and Illinois (or whatever your state) The WARN Act is a Federal law that indicates that, under certain... — read more 

In the news- “Former Optum Pacific West Amar Desai, MD, returned to Optum's parent company UnitedHealth after serving as president of healthcare delivery at CVS Health for less than six months. Dr. Desai is now serving as an adviser to United Health... — read more 

https://www.nysca.com/index.php?option=com_dailyplanetblog&view=entry&category=insurance-news&id=723:have-you-been-negatively-affected-by-united-healthcare-optum-practices-

Google reportedly eliminated some office snacks, including dried mangoes and M&Ms, in an effort to cut costs…. Premonition for here.

Is one side actually better than the other? I think it’s known that Optum has more layoffs and instability.

He’s the worst “leader” I’ve ever encountered. Hope someone can turn the ship around before it sinks.

Optum will make a joke out of itself on the AI hype. Oh, whatever happened to the “fellow” from Blockchain? Time to clawback his bonus.

This has become unbearable. Of course, no one's job is guaranteed, but still, there is too much uncertainty here and the atmosphere is therefore very toxic. How safe do you think your job is? My motivation has never been lower because I am aware... — read more 

What is this Job Reclassification cr-p all about? I have a meeting for it today

https://m.startribune.com/ceo-paywatcyh-unitedhealth-exec-took-home-23-8-million-in-2022/600269646/?clmob=y&c=n&clmob=y&c=n “Beyond the usual topics up for vote at the company's annual meeting June 5, shareholders have submitted three additional... — read more 

Just inquiring to see if any call center reps have been laid off.

OPTUM wants to fire 40% of the work force and hire contractors. That means ~24k people will lose their jobs. Executives don't have to worry about putting a roof over their families head, food on the table, or make sure their loved ones have health... — read more 

I used to actually enjoy coming to work every day, but now it's like pulling teeth just to get through the front door. And for what? To be the only one who cares about the mission? It's like everyone else around here has just given up and doesn't... — read more 

"Some of you may die, but that is a sacrifice I am willing to make." - Lord Farquaad I wanted to take a moment to express my sincere appreciation for your hard work and dedication that has led to our company's recent success. Your efforts have... — read more 

Sir Witty et al thanks you! https://www.unitedhealthgroup.com/content/dam/UHG/PDF/investors/2023/UNH-Proxy-Statement-2023.pdf

How unprofessional for a company to send you an email telling you what your last day will be. It's like the company tells you when your livelihood will end. Many many years and several mergers later...it's like they are telling you to k8ss their ads... — read more 

Google UHG proxy 2022. As anticipated, the 2022 proxy is hot off the press today after aggressive RIFs. “They” all got increase not cut. Check out execs comp. starting page 53. Must be nice to get over $1M stock options rewarded (increase from... — read more 

Anyone know of any layoffs within Shared Services since we are now under new leadership? Specifically, what areas and when?