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UnitedHealth Group

Optum is a Health Services platform. It is a leading information and technology-enabled health services business dedicated to modernizing the system and improving the health of people and communities.

Optum

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. engages in the provision of health care coverage, software, and data consultancy services. It operates through the following segments: UnitedHealthcare, OptumHealth, OptumInsight, and OptumRx. The UnitedHealthcare segment utilizes Optum's capabilities to help coordinate patient care, improve affordability of medical care, analyze cost trends, manage pharmacy benefits, work with care providers more effectively, and create a simpler consumer experience. The OptumHealth segment provides health and wellness care, serving the broad health care marketplace including payers, care providers, employers, government, life sciences companies, and consumers. The OptumInsight segment focuses on data and analytics, technology, and information to help major participants in the healthcare industry. The OptumRx segment offers pharmacy care services. The company was founded by Richard T. Burke in January 1977 and is headquartered in Minnetonka, MN.

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UnitedHealth Group reports strong Q4 earnings and growth opportunities

UnitedHealth Group's Q4 2022 Earnings Call highlighted strong financial performance, growth initiatives, and confidence in sustainable earnings growth. The company is focused on enhancing consumer experiences, expanding value-based care, and driving growth through strategic investments and M&A priorities. Challenges include managing cost impacts from flu and respiratory issues, while opportunities lie in continued growth in key segments and strategic M&A.

UnitedHealth Group reports robust Q1 earnings, eyes growth opportunities

UnitedHealth Group's strong performance in Q1 2023 reflects growth across its segments, driven by a focus on value-based care and consumer-centric initiatives. While challenges exist with potential Medicare Advantage model changes, the company remains optimistic about sustained growth and opportunities for expansion.

UnitedHealth Group posts robust Q2 earnings, eyes tech-driven growth

UnitedHealth Group delivered strong financial performance in Q2 2023, with a focus on expanding patient care, driving cost efficiencies, and responding to changing healthcare dynamics. Challenges include margin pressures and managing investment gains unpredictability. Opportunities lie in leveraging technology for cost reduction and enhancing care capabilities post acquisitions.

UnitedHealth Group reports robust Q3 growth, eyes expansion in value-based care

UnitedHealth Group's Q3 performance showcased robust revenue growth and strengthened earnings outlook. The company's focus on value-based care, strong performance in pharmacy services, and investments in home care present opportunities for future growth. However, challenges related to wage inflation and margin impact at Optum Health require attention.

UnitedHealth Group posts strong 2023 results, eyes growth opportunities

UnitedHealth Group's 2023 performance showcased robust financial results, strategic investments in digital engagement, and a focus on improving healthcare quality and accessibility. While facing challenges in cost trends and industry dynamics, the company remains optimistic about its competitive positioning and growth prospects in 2024.

UnitedHealth Group resilient post-cyberattack, eyes growth opportunities

UnitedHealth Group navigated cyberattack impacts while maintaining outlook.
Strong response to challenges, focusing on growth and customer support.
Balanced approach to capital deployment and confidence in future opportunities.
Optimism in controlling costs and driving growth through innovation.

UnitedHealth Group reports resilient growth amidst cyberattack challenges

UnitedHealth Group's Q2 2024 performance reflects resilience and growth potential despite challenges from a cyberattack and other disruptions.
The company's strengths in customer recognition, Medicare Advantage programs, and technology innovation position it well for future success and market expansion.
While facing challenges like cyberattack impacts and medical care ratio issues, UnitedHealth Group remains focused on opportunities for growth and returning to baseline performance in 2025.

UnitedHealth Group affirms growth outlook amidst challenges, eyes 2025 strategy

UnitedHealth Group's Q3 2024 performance reflects strong revenue growth and a commitment to value-based care and innovation. Despite challenges like cyberattacks and care patterns impacting earnings outlook, the company remains focused on long-term growth objectives. UNH's strategic investments, focus on consumer experience, and capital deployment priorities signal a proactive approach to driving future growth.

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Cigna

Humana

Some of the managed care stocks have been beaten down quite badly in recent months, thanks in part to choppy industry dynamics. Indeed, swift policy shifts (lower Medicare rates), cybersecurity breaches and loftier medical costs will certainly cause quite a bit of industry-wide volatility.

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Hackers broke into UnitedHealth's tech unit on Feb. 12 by exploiting a security vulnerability in software from private IT company Citrix that allows employees remote access to their desktop computers, the largest U.S. health insurer will testify before a House panel this week.

UnitedHealth hackers took advantage of Citrix vulnerabilty to break in, CEO says

UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty will testify before two Congressional committees Wednesday (May 1), addressing the cyberattack that hit the company's Change Healthcare unit. The Senate hearing is titled “Hacking America's Health Care: Assessing the Change Healthcare Cyber Attack and What's Next,” while the House hearing is called “Examining the Change Healthcare Cyberattack.

UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty to Testify Before Congress on Cyberattack

Eli Lilly

Novo Nordisk

Healthcare stocks can offer investors more predictable growth opportunities than artificial intelligence, where there's much more uncertainty in the long run. Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk have top drugs that can help diabetes and obesity, two significant health concerns around the world.

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Accenture Plc

Brown & Brown

Franklin Electric

Lowe's

Mastercard

Marsh & McLennan

Microsoft

NextEra Energy

Visa

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UnitedHealth just unveiled its latest quarterly results, and they were impressive. It beat the consensus analyst estimates for both revenue and profitability.

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Duke Energy

Con Ed

General Mills

Kimberly-Clark

Coca-Cola

McKesson

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Hershey

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Caterpillar

Oracle

Market volatility is a constant reality for investors, and 2024 could bring its fair share of dips. These dips present opportunities for investors to buy high-quality companies at a discount.

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CVS Health

Johnson & Johnson

McDonald's

Recent market volatility may have many market participants buying major tech stocks on the dip, but the genuine opportunity may lie with blue chip stocks to buy on the dip. Blue-chips can be a great cornerstone for your portfolio.

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UnitedHealth Group is shutting down its Optum Virtual Care telehealth business. Employees were notified of the shutdown on Thursday (April 18), and some were told that their last day would be in July, Seeking Alpha reported Tuesday (April 24), citing a paywalled article by Endpoints News.

UnitedHealth Group Shutting Down Optum Virtual Care Telehealth Business

AbbVie

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Dick's Sporting Goods

Domino's Pizza

Home Depot

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton

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Healthcare insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc. said files with personal information that could cover a “substantial portion of people in America” may have been taken in the cyberattack earlier this year on its Change Healthcare business.

UnitedHealth says wide swath of patient files may have been taken in Change cyberattack

Amgen

Sanofi

The Federal Trade Commission is working to accelerate its inquiry into the prescription-drug middlemen known as pharmacy-benefit managers, while also expanding its scrutiny of drug patents that can keep prescription prices artificially high, FTC Chair Lina Khan told reporters Tuesday.

FTC looking to accelerate inquiry into prescription-drug middlemen, chair says

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aya Tower residents in East Point, Georgia, as well as city officials, community members and business partners attended a grand opening event today to celebrate a revitalized affordable housing development, an effort on which national affordable and supportive housing developer the Vecino Group, UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), the National Affordable Housing Trust (NAHT), and the East Point Housing Authority (EPHA) all partnered. In addition to making safe and affordable hous.

Residents, Community Officials Celebrate Aya Tower in East Point following $24 Million Redevelopment

UnitedHealth Group investors recently faced a rare bear market decline in UNH, which was hit by a series of unforeseen challenges. However, UnitedHealth management surprised the market by maintaining its 2024 adjusted EPS guidance. A robust post-earnings recovery suggests the market was too pessimistic heading into UnitedHealth's first-quarter earnings release.

UnitedHealth: The Recovery Is Just Getting Started

The health tech giant processes 15 billion health transactions a year, and handles health information on about half of all Americans

UnitedHealth says Change hackers stole health data on ‘substantial proportion of people in America'

UnitedHealth Group on Monday said it paid a ransom to cyber threat actors to try and protect patient data.

UnitedHealth paid ransom to bad actors, says patient data was compromised in Change Healthcare cyberattack

UnitedHealth Group said on Monday the cyberattack at its technology unit led to a breach of health and personal information, which could cover a 'substantial proportion' of Americans.

UnitedHealth says hack could impact data of 'substantial proportion' of Americans

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) is announcing support for people who may be concerned about their personal data potentially being impacted based on preliminary findings from the ongoing investigation and review of the data involved in the malicious criminal cyberattack on Change Healthcare. The company is also providing an update on progress in restoring Change Healthcare's products and services. Based on initial targeted data sampling to date, the company has found files cont.

UnitedHealth Group Updates on Change Healthcare Cyberattack

Jefferies Financial Group Inc

S&P 500 experienced a chaotic week, eroding progress made in January 2022, I update my views on my prior market prediction. Earnings season off to a strong start, with the majority of firms beating analyst estimates, particularly in the financial sector. Two top picks for the rest of the year are given, which have shown superior earnings performance, and have macro tailwinds going forward.

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Cardinal Health

Cardinal Health said on Monday its pharma distribution contracts with UnitedHealth Group Inc's OptumRx unit will not be renewed after they expire at the end of June.

Cardinal Health says contracts with UnitedHealth's OptumRx will not be renewed

Middleby

TROY, Mich. , April 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Editorial Advisory and Securities Review Committee of BetterInvesting Magazine today announced The Middleby Corp. (NASDAQ: MIDD) as its "Stock to Study" and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) as its "Undervalued Stock" in the June/July 2024 issue for investors' informational and educational use.

BetterInvesting™ Magazine Update The Middleby Corp. and UnitedHealth Group

UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty will testify before a U.S. House subcommittee on May 1 about a recent cyberattack at the company's technology unit and its impact on patients and providers, the Energy and Commerce Committee said on Friday.

UnitedHealth CEO to testify before US House panel on cyberattack at tech unit

Goldman Sachs

The Dow Jones Industrial Average continues to underperform the S&P 500 in 2024. This gives investors a great opportunity for cheap dow stocks to buy.

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UnitedHealth Group UNH (NYSE: UNH) recently reported its Q1 results, with revenues and earnings exceeding our expectations. The company reported revenue of $99.8 billion and adjusted earnings of $6.91 per share, above our estimates of $99.7 billion and $6.75, respectively.

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