UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty acknowledged the U.S. health care problems, cited high prices of medical services as root cause.

Despite the shocking incident, and subsequent financial loss, the company posted a better-than-expected profit in the final quarter of 2024

The company said Thursday that Tim Noel will be CEO of UnitedHealthcare, replacing Brian Thompson, who was killed in New York City in December.

Thompson was killed while walking to an investor meeting in midtown Manhattan ... Shareholders appeared unconcerned with UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's ( NYSE:UNH ) lackluster earnings report ...

But high medical costs contributed to results that disappointed Wall Street, and the company’s stock fell on the news that it had made less than analysts expected.

UnitedHealth Group is facing a staggering loss in its market value following the former CEO’s sudden murder. The shocking assassination of Brian Thompson last December took the world by storm as all eyes focused on Luigi Mangione — the man who was allegedly responsible for gunning him down.

UnitedHealth Group has reported quarterly profits of $5.5 billion after tax in its first earnings release since the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City, which sparked a wider debate about the cost of health insurance and medication for the American public.

UnitedHealth Group shares have lost more than $63 billion in value since the murder of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson in early December.

UnitedHealth Group Inc. operates the nation’s largest health insurer ... Thompson was fatally shot as he walked to the company’s annual investor meeting in mid-town Manhattan. A 26-year-old suspect, Luigi Mangione, faces federal and state charges ...

UnitedHealth Group's top executive said the company's ... condolences and support after Thompson was gunned down in Midtown Manhattan last month at the company's annual investors conference.

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) , the largest health insurance ... was shot and killed in front of a Hilton hotel in midtown Manhattan last month. Those three words are often used to describe tactics ...

UnitedHealthcare has appointed Tim Noel as its new CEO following the fatal shooting of the company’s former leader Brian Thompson in December. Thompson was killed while walking to an investor