United is offering some of its employees a purchase, or a financial package in exchange for their resignation if they agree to leave until March 3.
The purchase, called the resignation voluntary volunteer program, applies to employees in the Unithealthcare Benefit Operations Unit, resources told cnbc Wednesday. They explained that anyone who does not accept the offer will keep their current work at the moment or move to a comparable role.
Sources also told the exit that if the company does not meet an unspecified resignation quota, it will lead to dismissal.
“This voluntary option is part of our continuous efforts to ensure that our team is best positioned to meet the evolutionary needs of people and clients that we are honored to serve,” a spokesman for United CNBC told one statement.
UNITEHEALTHCARE did not reveal how many employees received a purchase offer, but an internal memorandum sent to employees on Monday and viewed by the CNBC indicated that the purchase was applied to full -time and part -time employees in four subdivisions under the benefit operations unit : corporation, customer operations, essential services and provider services.
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According to the memorandum, employees who accept the purchase will leave until May 1 and November 13 late. They will receive the resignation package on the date of their completion, and the amount will change depending on how many years have been in the company.
UNITEHEALTHCARE is the UNITEHEALTH GROUP Health Insurance Division, which has More than 440,000 employees totalIncluding 160,000 clinical professionals, since a December 31, 2023 appearance. UNITEHEALTH GROUP is the largest healthcare company in the US -based Over $ 400 billion in 2024Her highest annual income still. Also Also the largest company based on market lid, which stands around $ 465 billion at the time of writing.
The company faced a shocked end of 2024 after killing her CEOBrian Thompson, in December. Thompson's death has set the US health care system and his Increasing costs under control. Uniethealthcare named a new CEO, Tim Noel, in January.
UNITEHealth Group also faced a kiberne attack Over $ 3 billion to the health care providers affected by the violation.