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Kaiser Permanente vs UnitedHealth Group

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

F
Kaiser Permanente
27.5/100
C
UnitedHealth Group
42.5/100

Political donations

Kaiser Permanente

No public record found.

UnitedHealth Group

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

Environment

Kaiser Permanente

hazardous waste violation: $49.0M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

UnitedHealth Group

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

Labor

Kaiser Permanente

480 federal penalties totaling $960.5M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

UnitedHealth Group

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

DEI

Kaiser Permanente

No public record found.

UnitedHealth Group

No public record found.

Charity

Kaiser Permanente

$750M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.79% of revenue).

UnitedHealth Group

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

Animal testing

Kaiser Permanente

No public record found.

UnitedHealth Group

No public record found.

Firearms

Kaiser Permanente

No public record found.

UnitedHealth Group

No public record found.

Privacy

Kaiser Permanente

HHS OCR HIPAA breach: 13.4M individuals affected. Most recent: 2024-04-25. 13.4M Kaiser members exposed via ad-tracking pixels disclosing PHI to Google/Microsoft/X.

UnitedHealth Group

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

Executive pay

Kaiser Permanente

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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