UnitedHealth Group Releases 2020 Sustainability Report
June 15 2021 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
2020 Sustainability Report includes three
commitments to help people live healthier lives; details work to
help create a modern, high-performing health system
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) today released its 2020
sustainability report detailing the company’s ongoing commitment to
helping ensure it meets the needs of those it serves, including its
customers, employees, shareholders and society broadly.
Informed by broad stakeholder engagement, input from leaders
across the company and consultation with our Board of Directors,
this report focuses on efforts across UnitedHealth Group, Optum and
UnitedHealthcare to advance key priorities, including:
- Helping to Create a Modern, High-Performing Health
System: UnitedHealth Group is committed to a future that
expands access to care, improves health care affordability,
enhances the health care experience and achieves better health
outcomes. Partnering with key stakeholders, we are advancing health
equity, building healthier communities and supporting the ongoing
response efforts to COVID-19.
- People and Culture: UnitedHealth Group celebrates its
people and their ideas and experiences, creating a culture where
all team members are appreciated, valued and able to reach their
full potential. The company joins together as individuals – forming
a team as diverse as the people we serve – in meeting its
responsibility to improve the health system.
- Responsible Business Practices: For more than 40 years,
UnitedHealth Group has focused on developing strong and effective
governance practices through compliance, board diversity and
independence, a commitment to ethics and integrity, and an emphasis
on data security and supply chain management.
- Environmental Health: UnitedHealth Group recognizes the
important role the environment plays in the health of every
community and is committed to mitigating our impact on the
environment.
“We view sustainability as a core element of our business
strategy and we are constantly striving to ensure progress in our
efforts,” said Cory Alexander, executive vice president of
Corporate Affairs at UnitedHealth Group. “We are pleased with the
progress we have made to date, but we also understand and recognize
how much more work we have to do, and we are dedicated to continue
working with others to fulfill our mission and help to create a
modern, high-performing health system.”
The report includes three long-term commitments UnitedHealth
Group is making to expand access to care, improve health care
affordability and achieve better health outcomes. These commitments
are to:
- Ensure that 85% of members receive preventive care services
annually by 2030.
- Ensure more than 55% of outpatient surgeries and radiology
services among members are delivered at high-quality,
cost-efficient sites of care by 2030.
- Close 600 million gaps in care for members by the end of
2025.
To view or download the complete report, go to
sustainability.uhg.com.
About UnitedHealth Group
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) is a diversified health care
company dedicated to helping people live healthier lives and
helping make the health system work better for everyone.
UnitedHealth Group offers a broad spectrum of products and services
through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare, which provides
health care coverage and benefits services; and Optum, which
provides information and technology-enabled health services. For
more information, visit UnitedHealth Group at
www.unitedhealthgroup.com or follow @UnitedHealthGrp on
Twitter.
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