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By The Associated Press |
April 30, 2012
Shares of UnitedHealth Group Inc. tumbled Monday after fellow insurer Humana Inc. missed first-quarter earnings expectations and said some costs climbed in its Medicare Advantage business.
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By Bruce Schreiner |
April 30, 2012
Humana Inc. said Monday that its first-quarter profit fell 21 percent as the health insurer paid out more in claims and beefed up spending to handle expected growth in its lucrative Medicare Advantage membership.
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By Tom Murphy |
April 26, 2012
Shares of Aetna Inc. sank 10 percent Thursday after the health insurer reported a first quarter performance that missed Wall Street expectations, and it failed to raise its 2012 earnings forecast.
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By Tom Murphy |
April 25, 2012
WellPoint Inc. said Wednesday that its first-quarter profit fell nearly 8 percent as enrollment slipped and expenses rose, but the health insurer raised its earnings forecast for 2012.
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By Tom Murphy |
April 19, 2012
UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s first-quarter net income rose 3 percent as enrollment and revenue gains countered an increase in operating costs, and the health insurer raised its 2012 earnings forecast.
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By Tom Murphy |
April 19, 2012
UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s first-quarter net income rose 3 percent as enrollment and revenue gains countered an increase in operating costs, and the health insurer raised its 2012 earnings forecast.
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By Joshua Freed |
March 30, 2012
Rising consumer spending boosted stocks on Friday, and Wall Street closed its best first quarter since 1998.
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By Tom Murphy |
February 14, 2012
UnitedHealth Group's Optum business is launching a service that allows doctors to share information about patients over the Internet, as health care companies continue their push to improve care with better coordination.
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By Tom Murphy |
February 1, 2012
Health insurer Aetna Inc.'s fourth-quarter net income jumped 73 percent, as it continued to benefit from low use of health care and some key expenses fell.
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January 30, 2012
Aetna Inc. will become the latest insurer to tell investors whether health care use is picking up when it reports fourth-quarter results on Wednesday.
