Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, is grappling with undisclosed layoffs. Former employees have taken to social media to share their experiences, while specific details and numbers remain unconfirmed. UnitedHealth Group declined to offer specifics or file mandatory WARN documents. Optum assured support for affected staff in exploring alternative roles. Anonymous Reddit users also reported pharmacy job impacts. Threads on The Layoff platform highlighted widespread concerns, with Optum-affiliated entities like USMD, WellMed, and MedExpress reportedly affected.
Recent reports on social media have shed light on a series of layoffs within UnitedHealth Group’s Optum and its subsidiary companies. While specific details remain undisclosed, former employees have expressed their concerns about the ongoing layoffs across the organization.
Although an exact count of affected employees and the timeline for these layoffs has not been confirmed by Becker’s, UnitedHealth Group has chosen not to share specific insights as of August 11th. Notably, no WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) documents have been filed by any UnitedHealth entity with state regulators this month. These documents are typically required for larger companies to publicly report significant staff reductions.
In a statement to Becker, UnitedHealth Group explained, “We continuously assess the services and capacities we provide to effectively address the changing needs of both our enterprises and the individuals we serve. As always, we are committed to assisting affected team members through job placement resources and exploring opportunities to transition them into available roles within the organization.”
Former employees from Optum and its affiliated entities have taken to platforms such as LinkedIn to share their accounts of the layoffs:
– A regional senior security manager within Optum’s Pacific West region disclosed their involvement in the global workforce reductions orchestrated by UnitedHealth Group and Optum.
– An associate director of communications at Optum reported being part of a cohort affected by the layoffs.
– A director of growth strategy at Optum conveyed their unexpected termination.
– An executive vice president of implementation at AccuReg Solutions stated their affiliation with the Optum workforce reduction.
– A regional vice president of quality field operations at Optum Insight highlighted their role being caught up in the broader job cuts across Optum.
– A director of operations for Optum in Washington state expressed their layoff after a decade-long tenure.
– A senior clinical informatics consultant at Optum recounted her layoff experience after serving 16 years with the company.
– A quality field organization manager at Optum Idaho shared their layoff.
In addition to these accounts, anonymous Reddit users identifying as former Optum employees disclosed in August that pharmacy positions were also being impacted by the layoffs.
The Layoff, an online platform dedicated to discussing corporate layoffs anonymously, has been abuzz with numerous threads discussing the Optum layoffs since August 7th. Users have pointed out that various Optum-affiliated companies, including USMD based in Irving, Texas; WellMed in San Antonio; The Polyclinic in Seattle; Everett Clinic; MedExpress in Morgantown, W.V.; and Rally Health in Washington, D.C., have all witnessed the repercussions of these workforce reductions.
