UnitedHealth — Mostly — Calms Jittery Analysts With 1Q Earnings Report
Although UnitedHealth Group is facing a host of headwinds — including responding to a massive cyberattack and managing elevated care utilization — Wall Street analysts largely deemed its first-quarter earnings report on April 16 “better than feared,” albeit with a few asterisks.
The cyberattack in question started in February and targeted UnitedHealth’s Change Healthcare division. It significantly disrupted providers’ ability to file claims and receive reimbursement, spurring UnitedHealth to issue short-term loans to some affected providers and temporarily suspend prior authorization for certain services, among other remediation measures.
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