Description: UnitedHealth Group is a publicly traded, diversified healthcare company that operates two primary businesses: UnitedHealthcare (health benefits and insurance) and Optum (health services, care delivery, pharmacy services, data analytics, and health technology). The company serves individuals, employers, and government programs and aims to improve health outcomes while managing costs across care delivery and payment systems. Type: Publicly traded for‑profit diversified healthcare corporation Policies: Typically advocates on health insurance regulation and market rules, Medicare and Medicaid payment policy, managed care and provider contracting, drug pricing and pharmacy benefit management, telehealth and digital health policy, value‑based care/payment reform, health data/privacy and interoperability, workforce/licensing issues, and laws affecting vertical integration and antitrust enforcement in healthcare. Funding: Primary funding comes from premiums and fees for health benefits and services, including private insurance premiums, government program reimbursements (Medicare, Medicaid), pharmacy benefit management revenue, and service revenue from Optum’s care delivery and technology businesses. Affiliates: UnitedHealthcare, Optum (including OptumHealth, OptumInsight, OptumRx), UnitedHealth Foundation, and a range of affiliated provider networks and joint ventures with health systems and health services partners
