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Aetna vs UnitedHealth Group

On overall TruNorth grade, Aetna scores higher (Aetna: B, UnitedHealth Group: C). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

B
Aetna
50/100
C
UnitedHealth Group
42.5/100

Political donations

Aetna

No FEC PAC contributions on record.

UnitedHealth Group

FEC: $17K PAC donations; 32% to Republican, 68% to Democratic committees. [CA CalAccess + NY COELIG + TX Ethics adds state-level totals.]

Environment

Aetna

No public record found.

UnitedHealth Group

Held by 2 ESG/SRI fund(s) (ishares-esg, vanguard-esg) — investor-screen positive signal.

Labor

Aetna

No public record found.

UnitedHealth Group

458 federal penalties totaling $2.7B since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

DEI

Aetna

EEO-1 workforce demographics on federal record (FY2018, DOL OFCCP FOIA release): 47,823 US employees — 75.6% women, 35.9% racial/ethnic minorities; management 63.5% women, 23% minorities.

UnitedHealth Group

No public record found.

Charity

Aetna

No public record found.

UnitedHealth Group

$240M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.06% of revenue) via United Health Foundation.

Animal testing

Aetna

No public record found.

UnitedHealth Group

No public record found.

Firearms

Aetna

No public record found.

UnitedHealth Group

No public record found.

Privacy

Aetna

HHS OCR HIPAA breach: 12K individuals affected. Most recent: 2017-08-25. $17.2M class settlement after Aetna window-envelope mailing exposed HIV-treatment status.

UnitedHealth Group

Named in 1 FTC 6(b)/tech report, 1 with adverse findings. Pharmacy Benefit Manager 6(b) (2024) — adverse finding.

Executive pay

Aetna

No public record found.

UnitedHealth Group

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 748:1 (median employee pay $81,474) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

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