UnitedHealth Group rang up Q1 revenue of $99.8 billion, with adjusted earnings from operations $8.5 billion, but had a net loss of $1.22 billion (WSJ). (Ed. note–Becker’s has $1.4 million) The loss was created not only from the cyberattack on Change Healthcare’s systems ($0.74/share) but also a $7 billion charge due to the sale of UHG’s Brazil operations.
- Q1 revenue was up $7.9 billion versus same quarter 2023.
- Their year 2024 forecast of the damage done by the ALPHV cyberattack on Change is $1.6 billion ($1.15 to $1.35 per share).
- Optum’s Q1 revenues of $61 billion grew by $7 billion over prior year, led by Optum Health and Optum Rx due to continued strong expansion in the number of people served
Someone at HIStalk did some counting and noted that the Optum Solution Status dashboard for Change Healthcare shows 109 of 137 applications remain down, not much different than when we eyeballed it on 3 April. CNBC, UHG release, HIStalk, Becker’s, MSN/WSJ
Walgreens continues to cut staff–this go-around, it’s corporate support center employees both in Chicago and working remotely. No total was provided by the Walgreens spokesperson contacted by Crain’s Chicago Business. This adds to 900 corporate staff laid off in several waves earlier this year and last fall, VillageMD staff due to 140 closures, and 646 distribution center staff laid off last month. Walgreens stock is down 33% this year.
In cheerier news, Dexcom is partnering with remote patient monitoring (RPM) provider MD Revolution to add its continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system to MD Revolution’s RPM platform. MDR is a startup company marketing its RPM platform to large practices, health systems, and healthcare organizations. Current raises date back to 2015 totaling under $60 million mostly from venture round funding (Crunchbase). Release
Inpatient data analytics company Kontakt.io raised a Series C investment of $47.5 million, led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Asset Management (Goldman Sachs). This adds to a modest $21.5 million from various investors from 2013 to 2022 (Crunchbase). Kontakt provides patient flow analytics to health systems to optimize patient, staff, and resource flows, improving safety, coordination, and service delivery. It uses a combination of RTLS property tracking, cloud, and AI to provide real-time location data and orchestrate staff, equipment, and clinical spaces around a patient’s care journey. The additional funds will be used for sales expansion and AI development. HIStalk, Release
GeBBS Healthcare Solutions on the block, may fetch $1 billion. The LA-based business process outsourcing (BPO)/revenue cycle management (RCM) company, currently owned by ChrysCapital of New Delhi, is on the market for a reported $800 million to $1 billion. This would be a tidy payday for ChrysCapital which back in 2018 acquired an 80% stake in GeBBS for $140 million with a valuation then of $175 million. ChrysCapital is India’s largest home-grown PE investor. Economic Times-India Times, HIStalk
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