Comment by nradov

From a strict legal perspective it's not at all clear that UHG or any of the other large payers meets the definition of a trust. Any attempt to apply antitrust law would likely be tied up in the courts for many years, and even if UHG were eventually forced to divest some parts of their Optum business it wouldn't solve any of the systemic problems. If we want to bring down costs and improve access to care it will require a major realignment of incentives that impact all the participants.