UnitedHealth board OKs quarterly dividend raise
14 days ago
UnitedHealth Group Inc. initiated quarterly payments in 2010 at 12.5 cents per share, becoming the first major health insurer to give shareholders more than a token dividend.
Minnesota a health haven for seniors, reports says; Mississippi not so much
21 days ago
Minnesota tops the nation as the healthiest state for seniors, while Mississippi is the unhealthiest and faces an uphill battle to improve its low ranking, according to a report Wednesday by the...
Aetna 1Q profit slips 4 pct, boosts 2013 forecast
49 days ago
Aetna Inc. is the nation's third-largest health insurer, trailing only UnitedHealth Group Inc. and WellPoint Inc. in enrollment.
Fewer health insurers seeking rate increases, report says
116 days ago
The 2010 Affordable Care Act requires companies such as UnitedHealth Group, the country's largest health insurer, to have premium increase requests of 10 percent or more reviewed by state or...
Insurers may prove choosy with overhaul exchanges
152 days ago
UnitedHealth competitor WellPoint Inc. said it is planning to be on exchanges in all 14 states in which it sells plans with its well-known Blue Cross Blue Shield brand.
UnitedHealth's 4Q profit slips 1 pct as costs rise
153 days ago
UnitedHealth Group says its fourth-quarter net income slipped 1 percent, as growing medical costs countered revenue gains for the nation's largest health insurer.
Stocks pause on Wall Street after a two-day rally
166 days ago
UnitedHealth Group led the Dow lower after analysts at Deutsche Bank and other firms cut their ratings on the insurer's stock.
Stocks sink as Congress heads for another showdown
166 days ago
UnitedHealth Group led the Dow lower, sinking $1.65 to $52.88, a 3 percent drop, after analysts at Deutsche Bank and other firms cut their ratings on the insurer's stock.