If UnitedHealthcare does not meet a resignation quota through voluntary buyouts, then layoffs will occur, reports say.

The notices are going out to workers in the commercial health coverage business as well as in other operations.

If UnitedHealthcare does not meet a resignation quota through buyouts, it will lay off employees, two people familiar with the matter said.

UnitedHealthcare confirmed it is offering some employees voluntary buyouts following the fatal shooting of CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan on Dec. 4, 2024.

UnitedHealth (UNH), the largest private health insurer in the U.S., is offering buyouts to certain employees in its benefits operations unit,

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In a statement to ABC News, a company spokesperson said the "voluntary option is part of our ongoing efforts to ensure our team is best positioned to meet the evolving needs of the people and customers we are honored to serve.

UnitedHealth's insurance unit is offering employees in its benefits operations unit the option to accept buyouts if they quit by March 3.

UnitedHealthcare will resort to laying off staff if a certain number of people do not accept the buyouts, sources told CNBC.