{"id":2546616,"date":"2026-01-21T15:48:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unitedhealth-group-vows-to-give-customer-rebates-with-affordable-care-act-profits\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T15:50:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:50:47","slug":"unitedhealth-group-vows-to-give-customer-rebates-with-affordable-care-act-profits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unitedhealth-group-vows-to-give-customer-rebates-with-affordable-care-act-profits\/","title":{"rendered":"UnitedHealth Group vows to give customer rebates with Affordable Care Act profits"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Funitedhealth-group-vows-to-give-customer-rebates-with-affordable-care-act-profits%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2546616&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>UnitedHealth Group said it will return all profits from its Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace plans this year to customers in the form of rebates,a move CEO and Chairman stephen hemsley will announce during testimony before the House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce committees. Hemsley, testifying alongside four other healthcare CEOs on affordability, framed the decision as voluntary and emphasized bipartisan discussions about enhanced ACA tax credits and efforts to address affordability and fraud, waste, and abuse. He did not provide specific rebate logistics in the released testimony; UnitedHealthcare serves about 1 million customers on ACA exchanges.The pledge comes after expanded premium subsidies expired on Dec. 31, 2025, prompting higher 2026 premiums, and amid broader policy proposals such as President Trump&#8217;s &#8220;great Healthcare Plan.&#8221; Hemsley also vowed to help <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >make high-quality care easier<\/a> to find, simpler to navigate, and more affordable, and acknowledged the industry&#8217;s share of responsibility for current problems.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">UnitedHealth Group vows to give customer rebates with Affordable Care Act profits<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2480114\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/unitedhealth\/\">UnitedHealth<\/a> Group vowed to return all of its profits from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/affordable-care-act\/\">Affordable Care Act <\/a>marketplace this year to its customers in the form of a rebate.<\/p>\n<p>UnitedHealth <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ceos\/\">CEO<\/a> and Chairman Stephen Hemsley will announce the rebates in his Wednesday congressional testimony before the House <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-ways-and-means-committee\/\">Ways and Means<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-energy-and-commerce-committee\/\">Energy and Commerce<\/a> committees. The two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/accountability-is-coming-ousted-twitter-executives-set-to-testify-before-republican-led-house-committee\/\" title=\"\u2018Accountability Is Coming\u2019: Ousted Twitter Executives Set To Testify Before Republican-Led House Committee\">lower chamber committees<\/a> are hosting Hemsley and four other healthcare company CEOs on Thursday to testify on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4424863\/case-ad-buy-hospital-monopolies-healthcare\/\">healthcare affordability<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4425236\/whitmer-blames-lack-electric-vehicle-investments-chaotic-policy-terrain\/\">Whitmer blames lack of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-tell-americans-weve-done-our-part-to-reduce-gas-prices\/\" title=\"Dems Tell Americans: We\u2019ve Done Our Part To Reduce Gas Prices\">electric vehicle investments<\/a> on &#8216;chaotic policy terrain&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4425206\/netflix-announces-modified-all-cash-bid-warner-bros-discovery-after-paramount-threats\/\">Netflix announces modified all-cash bid for Warner Bros. Discovery after Paramount threats<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4422285\/josh-shapiro-white-house-trip-electricity-prices-help-2026-2028\/\">Shapiro&#8217;s White House trip to talk electricity prices could help him in 2026 and 2028<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In a released copy of his Thursday <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net\/01_22_2026_HE_Hearing_Witness_Testimony_Hemsley_24a1b763bf.pdf\">testimony<\/a>, Hemsley walked a bipartisan line, using talking points from both Democrats and Republicans. He will testify that UnitedHealth values &ldquo;that there are bipartisan discussions&rdquo; about the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits and how to &ldquo;improve the program in ways to address a range of issues, including affordability and fraud, waste, and abuse.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Though UnitedHealthcare is a relatively small participant in the individual ACA market, we will voluntarily eliminate and rebate our profits this year for these coverages, as Congress continues to work toward more long-term solutions,&rdquo; Hemsley will testify. <\/p>\n<p>The UnitedHealth CEO did not elaborate on the company&rsquo;s exact rebate details in the testimony release, though he will likely face questions on the logistics on Thursday. Hemsley said 1 million of UnitedHealth&rsquo;s customers have Affordable Care Act exchange plans.<\/p>\n<p>As the fall 2025 government shutdown focused on Democrats&rsquo; demands for the extension of Obamacare premium subsidies, healthcare affordability launched into the mainstream political conversation on the Right and Left. The subsidies expired on Dec. 31, 2025, leaving many Americans with insurance premium hikes in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, President Donald Trump released a new &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/4420284\/trump-outlines-new-great-healthcare-plan-congress\/\">Great Healthcare Plan<\/a>,&rdquo; aimed at making premiums and prescription drugs more affordable, which he hopes to push before Congress.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4424863\/case-ad-buy-hospital-monopolies-healthcare\/\">CASE LAUNCHES $1 MILLION AD BUY TYING HOSPITAL MONOPOLIES TO RISING HEALTHCARE COSTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hemsley will also testify about his views on the rise in healthcare and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-made-a-mistake-uber-accidentally-tells-some-drivers-theyve-got-some-health-insurance\/\" title=\"\u2018We Made A Mistake\u2019: Uber Accidentally Tells Some Drivers They\u2019ve Got Some Health Insurance\">health insurance costs<\/a>, vowing that his company is working &ldquo;to make high-quality health care easier to find, simpler to navigate, and, most importantly, more accessible and more affordable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We share responsibility for the way things are today, and we are determined to make the system work much better, using our capabilities, expertise, and ingenuity to improve it, not only for the people and communities we serve but for all Americans,&rdquo; Hemsley will testify.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UnitedHealth to rebate ACA marketplace profits<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2546617,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP17228422176394.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[33319,71579,71578,71577],"class_list":["post-2546616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-affordable-care-act","tag-customer-refunds","tag-health-insurance-rebates","tag-unitedhealth-group"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP17228422176394.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2546616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2546616"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2546616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2546620,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2546616\/revisions\/2546620"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2546617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2546616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2546616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2546616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}