When evaluating the profit of United health group, you need to separate the profits of UnitedHealthcare, and Optum. Optum is where all of you United health group’s Profit is. UnitedhealthCare subject to the ACA medical loss ratio requirements. Their profit is limited. So by overpaying for prescriptions from OptumRx, or for medical services from Optum, or by overpaying doctors that they own through Optum, they increase UHG’s profits overall, manipulating and bypassing the ACA medical loss ratio requirements.
When evaluating the profit of United health group, you need to separate the profits of UnitedHealthcare, and Optum. Optum is where all of you United health group’s Profit is. UnitedhealthCare subject to the ACA medical loss ratio requirements. Their profit is limited. So by overpaying for prescriptions from OptumRx, or for medical services from Optum, or by overpaying doctors that they own through Optum, they increase UHG’s profits overall, manipulating and bypassing the ACA medical loss ratio requirements.
Optum is 49% of Operating Profit but is fastest growing division for sure