May 14

Andrew Witty, UnitedHealth Group C.E.O., Steps Down:

The company said that Mr. Witty had left the job for personal reasons. Stephen Hemsley ...

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Andrew Witty, UnitedHealth Group C.E.O., Steps Down

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Andrew Witty stepped down as CEO of UnitedHealth Group for personal reasons.

Stephen Hemsley, the executive chairman, will immediately take over leadership of the company.

The financial forecast for this year was scrapped due to higher-than-expected medical costs, leading to a stock drop of over 17 percent.

UnitedHealth Group faces challenges, including an antitrust lawsuit and a recent cyberattack on its payment systems.

We know the health system does not work as well as it should, and we understand people’s frustrations with it.— Andrew Witty, former CEO of UnitedHealth Group, in a New York Times Opinion piece shortly after Mr. Thompson’s killing.

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