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Dive Brief:
UnitedHealthcare is still drilling down on actions it can take to make its Medicare Advantage plans more profitable next year, even as the insurer is expected to exit more underperforming geographies. But the company could be poised for growth in the markets where it remains, according to new comments from a top executive.
“We think we’re going to be very competitive in terms of our pricing next year,” Wayne DeVeydt, the CFO of UnitedHealthcare’s parent company UnitedHealth, said during Wells Fargo’s annual healthcare conference Wednesday morning. “We think our benefits will be competitive ... We still have a few markets where we’re right-sizing some of the products, but I think we’ll be well-positioned for 2027.”
DeVeydt’s comments come as market watchers try to get a sense of how 2027 open enrollment will pan out, following an especially turbulent sign-up period for 2026 after insurers culled their plans in a bid to resuscitate flagging margins.
