Talk:UnitedHealth Group/Archives/2023/June

Foundations

Hello again! As User:CNMall41 points out immediately above, there are quite a few issues with this article. I'm attempting to address these by submitting edit requests on behalf of UHG.

This time, I'd like to address the "Foundations" section, which has a single company-published source with a "how" tag. I suggest replacing the text with the following, which provides an overview of UHG's philanthropic work and foundations, based on news coverage:

Philanthropy

Since 2011, UnitedHealth Group has invested approximately $800 million in affordable housing. In 2020, the company announced a $100 million investment to fund the construction of 1,000 new houses in Oklahoma, Texas, and Washington, D.C., over two years. Following the 2020 murder of George Floyd, UnitedHealth Group pledged $10 million to support his children and local businesses impacted by protests and racial unrest, as well as $5 million to the YMCA Equity Innovation Center of Excellence.

Foundations

Foundations affiliated with UnitedHealth Group include the United Health Foundation (UHF) and the UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation (UHCCF), both of which were established in 1999.

United Health Foundation

According to Twin Cities Business magazine, UHF "provides resources aimed at improving access to care and better health outcomes".

In 2022, UHF invested $1 million in relief efforts to support Ukraine following Russia's invasion, pledged $100 million to fund scholarships and workforce development programs focused on increasing ethnic and racial diversity within the healthcare industry over ten years, donated $1 million to help Florida residents following Hurricane Ian via the Florida Disaster Fund, and launched a grant program with Active Minds to reduce anxiety, depression, and suicide among young adults.

UHF established grant partnerships with multiple organizations in 2023, including: the American Nurses Foundation to address nurse burnout; Children's Minnesota to provide underserved families in Minneapolis–Saint Paul with access to pediatric care for asthma as well as mental health services and vaccinations; the NC Statewide Telepsychiatry Program to expand virtual mental health services for children in North Carolina, the Rainbow Health Initiative to provide mental health, substance abuse, and other services to 250 youth and young adults within the LGBT community; and the American Indian College Fund to launch its Diversity in Health Care Scholarship Program, which seeks to reduce health disparities in Native American communities and provides scholarships to Native students becoming health professionals.

UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation

UHCCF administers grants to help pay for medical costs for families with coverage gaps. Between 2007 and 2019, the foundation awarded 19,500 grants valued at $48 million to families in the U.S. In addition to funding provided by UnitedHealthcare, its partners, and other donors, UHCCF raises money for medical grants by selling calendars, children's literature and joke books primarily written by children, as well as toys. The first joke book, Little Book-Big Laughs, was published in 2014. Two more were published in 2015, followed by three in 2017.

References

More could be said about UHF and UHCCF, as both have funded many charitable activities. My primary goal here is to provide readers with a more comprehensive summary of UHG's philanthropic work based on secondary sources and address the "how" tag. I'm hoping User:voorts, User:CNMall41 and others can update the article appropriately.

Thanks! Barbara at UHG (talk) 17:52, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

Change Healthcare update

I have identified another issue with the Wikipedia article, so I'm submitting a request to update the "Legal issues" section on behalf of UHG.

I suggest updating the Change Healthcare paragraph, which mentions the Justice Department's lawsuit without offering any sort of conclusion.

According to Reuters, "A U.S. judge denied the department's bid in September, paving the way for the October completion of the all-cash deal. The department then appealed the ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia." The article also confirms that the Justice Department dismissed its own appeal in March 2023.

Could an editor please update the article appropriately? Otherwise, the article suggests the lawsuit is unresolved. Thank you in advance. -Barbara at UHG (talk) 17:00, 22 June 2023 (UTC)

Reply 28-JUN-2023

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1. Multiple request templates which jump around to different sections are problematic in that it's not entirely clear in which order they are to be answered. I would suggest one template per section per request. Once that request is answered, the next one can be done. Alternatively, all the requests can be merged into one. I understand that some editors prefer that larger requests be submitted piecemeal, however, that advice is usually predicated on submitting those disparate requests one at a time, and not simultaneously, as has been done here. Please either consolidate the requests into one, or submit them in sequence, waiting for each one to be answered in kind.
2. Additionally, any text which is suggested to be removed ought to be included with the request. Simply stating "replace this section" is insufficient; the verbatim text to be removed also needs to be included with the request. I see that in one request the information was submitted verbatim of what was problematic, however, the subsequent wording of the request left it unclear exactly what was to be removed (e.g., "I propose removing the first paragraph of the "Legal issues" section because there's additional text in the article about stock options and McGuire's resignation.", which does not elaborate upon which text from the first paragraph is to be removed). Requests asking for indeterminate changes (e.g., I suggest updating the Change Healthcare paragraph) without describing the verbatim text to be removed cannot be reviewed.  Spintendo  01:28, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

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