Stephen J. Hemsley

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated Stephen J. Hemsley

Chairman & CEO, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH)

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Appointed CEO in May 2025 after Andrew Witty stepped down; has served as board Chair since 2019 and previously as CEO from 2006-2017.
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2026

U.S. House Committee on Ways & Means
Talk U.S. House Committee on Ways & Means · Jan 22, 2026

Testimony of Stephen J. Hemsley, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, UnitedHealth Group

Hemsley opened with an apology for the state of the health system, said UnitedHealth negotiated nearly $300B in discounts for customers last year, and put forward eight policy asks including broader consumer choice, standardized broker compensation, lower HSA thresholds and drug patent reform. He also said UnitedHealthcare would voluntarily eliminate and rebate its ACA individual-market profits for the year.

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