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UnitedHealth Group hikes outlook after quarterly profit easily beats estimates

Strong first quarter, new growth opportunity have the health insurer hiking its yearly outlook. 65 more words

NEW YORK (AP) – The insurer Cigna will spend about $52 billion to acquire the nation’s biggest pharmacy benefit manager, Express Scripts, the latest in a string of proposed tie-ups as health care’s bill payers attempt to get a grip on rising costs. 475 more words

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — UnitedHealth Group’s earnings more than doubled in the final quarter of 2017, and the nation’s largest insurer hiked its forecast well beyond expectations largely due to help from the federal tax overhaul. 370 more words

(AP) — UnitedHealth Group’s earnings more than doubled in the final quarter of 2017, and the nation’s largest insurer hiked its forecast for the new year due in part to a gain from the federal tax overhaul. 97 more words

(AP) — The nation’s biggest health insurer is spending nearly $5 billion to buy hundreds of clinics, just three days after rival Aetna announced a tie up with CVS Health. 106 more words

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — UnitedHealth Group’s third-quarter earnings soared 26 percent to beat Wall Street expectations as the nation’s largest health insurer sold more coverage to retirees and continued to grow its business outside insurance. 448 more words