Does anyone have any idea of the direction of this new merged consumer office? It looks like a lot of role overlap. Will there be rifs on 3/19 for this area? Seems like the uhc consumer office folks are in a stronger position than the optum.

I hope I just get laid off in these next rounds. A layoff is a band-aid ripped off with severance. PIP is torture. You still try, because some stupid part of your brain thinks you can beat it. So you exhaust yourself 'improving,' only to get fired... — read more 

Any suggestions for best job sites to apply for new job? Friends say LinkedIn - but never had luck there. What sites do you use / recommend? Been out of work 6 months & $ is tight.

Grade 30 reporting this: 3/19/26 is 1 of 4 layoffs coming. Was informed UBH, ECS, OI, PI, CCR, Optum Serve, MCO, E&I, and numerous customer service roles will be impacted. This is 1 of 4 more remaining layoffs occurring in 2026. For those... — read more 

Curious if anyone laid off is trying to secure another role within UHC or Optum? If yes, any success with getting interviews or re-hired? How long did it take you to get rehired?

Laid off 3/5/26. Electronically submitted severence paperwork the next day. People say it takes 2-3 pay periods until it’s paid out. Is there any way to expedite? Asking as I might take another internal position (I’m in the hiring process). You... — read more 

Alright all of you GL 30s and above. We know you’re on here, and we know that you have all of the tea. Spill it, what’s happening this week?

Anyone notice they don't have availability listed on their NAR excel sheet that they email each Monday am? Mine only goes until end of May 2026 and should be for 64 weeks. I noticed this a few weeks ago and other provider IDs were still showing... — read more 

Please post here throughout the week if you hear anything about the potential 3/19 RIF, information is power....

Why hasn't the media said anything about the never ending layoffs? Why hasn't anyone spoken to the media?

Approvals take weeks, crashes are daily, and we're all just clicking through junk pretending everything's fine. It’s embarrassing and exhausting.

I'm out right now because of this place. The stress got to me. Pressure every day, more tasks piling on, never knowing if I'll be laid off. I already deal with depression and anxiety and this job pushed me past what I could handle. My blood pressure... — read more 

Optum did offer one nearly 10 years ago. are they planning to do one more round? they asked for volunteers who were 55+ and have completed 10 years, in the last round.

HR is there to protect the company. You will experience retaliation.

Score the company, team, leader too low, and you might find yourself part of a RIF.

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/legal/judge-orders-unitedhealth-to-hand-over-broad-discovery-in-ai-coverage-denial-case/

Wake up. If you're not job hunting, you're one of the few who isn't.

And it's hard to live with the awareness that you can be out of a job anytime. I know I'm not saying anything new, but it's really depressing. It doesn't matter anymore how good you are, or how much you've invested in being even better. The way... — read more 

Other than United healthcare and Optum, does Optum Insight really have any customers? This is not a criticism of the worker bees in OptumInsight, but rather a true curiosity about whether that business is viable or if it's all smoke and mirrors. And... — read more 

I was casually looking at the Optum internal job postings and I didn't filter to United States and out of curiosity I clicked on a couple offshore job postings. Guess what the referral bonus amounts I saw are $20,000 & $37,500. It blew my mind... — read more 

Was 600+

HouseCalls leadership is setting the program up to fail. At a time when MA risk-adjustment coding is under the highest scrutiny it’s ever been and risk scores are still one of the main revenue drivers, they keep adding more internal metrics and... — read more 

A new report released by the bipartisan Senate Joint Economic Committee (JEC) on Tuesday found that overpaying for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans caused Medicare Part B premiums to rise across the board. According to the JEC’s report, overpayments to... — read more 

What are the chances CMS will move off their proposed 0.09% rate for 2027? It was approximately 5.0% for 2026 but they decided to basically eliminate it for 2027. After they announced the rate all health insurance stocks dropped massively.

WTH? Stock continues to get crushed.

Does anyone know if any teams outside of the clinics are getting hit again? I’m work in corporate but all I keep hearing about are the clinics closing or merging.

New productivity metrics for APCs announced this morning. …here’s comes more emails and performance plans about how we arent doing good enough

All these layoffs and the stock price is still $283.58. Wasn’t that supposed to fix everything? Lol

Give details. Optum is complex so we need more details than just "layoff 03/19" Which departments? Which lines of business? Clinical or nonclincial? Operations, legal, HR, clinics?

With thousands waking up to a layoff invite, remember that Optum has enough money to be the main sponsor for THE PLAYERS golf tournament starting this morning

UnitedHealth Group’s slogan is: “Helping people live healthier lives.” I lost my job at Optum in 2025 and remain unemployed. As a result, I also lost my health insurance. I cannot afford COBRA, and I have a serious health condition that is currently... — read more 

Any info?

I've lost count of how many layoff rounds I've seen. They just keep coming. There's no finish line, no moment where they say okay we're done. It's constant. The cuts keep coming and we're just supposed to be okay with it? We're supposed to keep on... — read more 

Seriously disgusted. How do they justify spending company dollars on trips to Disney World when thousands are being laid off? You don’t hate this company enough... — read more 

Any news on RIFs for this week, 3/12....?

Manager added 7 performance goals to MyGPS without my consent yesterday. 5 are AI related. Stuff like "develop your AI Persona", "demonstrate AI to the organization", and "Deploy AI to Production." None of this stuff is related to any of our day... — read more 

Is 3/19 still the next big round? Any insights on which parts of Optum? Specifically anywhere is Optum Health/Care?

Feeling Optumistic yet?

My role was eliminated in the last RIF wave with a term date of 2/6. I was told it was due to cost pressures and not performance as I have always had high performance ratings but did unfortunately need a couple medical leaves last year. However, LESS... — read more