Dive Brief:

UnitedHealth has added Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, to its board of directors as the healthcare behemoth continues to remake its leadership and governance teams.

Gottlieb starts effective immediately , UnitedHealth announced Tuesday. The executive served as FDA commissioner from 2017 to 2019 during the first Trump administration and was well-respected during his tenure.

Gottlieb is joining UnitedHealth during a tricky inflection point as the managed care and health services giant works to right the ship following a series of operational, regulatory and PR crises.

Dive Insight:

UnitedHealth has struggled over the past few years amid rising medical expenses , a costly cyberattack , antitrust probes from federal regulator

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