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

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

UnitedHealth Group is offering a voluntary separation package to thousands of employees, anonymous workers are posting on social media and layoff forums. | UnitedHealth Group is rolling out a voluntary separation package to its employees.

UnitedHealthcare confirmed Wednesday 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,