Topic: UnitedHealth Group Inc.

(Reuters) - UnitedHealth Group Inc, the largest U.S. health insurer, forecast an increase in membership next year as gains in its Medicare and Medicaid plans more than offset declines in some plans serving employers and individuals.UnitedHealth, already one of the largest providers ...

(Reuters) - UnitedHealth Group Inc plans to acquire privately held XLHealth Corp in the health insurance industry's latest deal involving Medicare plans for the elderly.XLHealth, which is owned by private equity firm MatlinPatterson, specializes in plans for Medicare recipients with special needs, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - UnitedHealth Group Inc posted far better-than-expected third-quarter profit on Tuesday as its health plan members used fewer healthcare services. The company also raised its 2010 profit outlook.UnitedHealth, the largest U.S. health insurer by market value, reported strong revenue ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - UnitedHealth Group Inc posted a much higher-than-expected second-quarter profit increase on Tuesday, helped by results in its government health insurance plans for elderly and low-income Americans, and the company raised its full-year forecast.Net income at the largest U.S. ...

Health insurance bellwether UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) kicks off earnings season, as it is slated to report its second quarter 2010 results before the opening bell on Tuesday, July 20. UnitedHealth's first quarter 2010 earnings of $1.03 per share far exceeded the ...

More health insurers agree to only cancel health care coverage in cases of fraudSeveral health insurers said Wednesday they plan an early start on a slice of health care reform by pledging to limit the circumstances in which they cancel coverage when ...

UnitedHealth kicks off 4th-quarter reporting season for large managed care companies ThursdayManaged care company UnitedHealth Group Inc., the largest commercial health insurer as measured by revenue, reports fourth-quarter results Thursday. The Minnetonka, Minn., insurer was hurt by commercial enrollment declines last year, ...

Health insurers weather flu, enrollment, reform storms heading into 4th quarter, 2010Rising unemployment, swine flu and the threat of health care reform all ganged up on managed care companies in the third quarter and could hurt their performance heading into 2010. "I ...

AS WHAT CARE reform moves closer to reality, the Obama administration and many members of Congress have found an easy target: Charles Boorady, a Citigroup analyst, favors Aetna and WellPoint, while Goldman Sachs' Matthew Borsch likes Cigna and UnitedHealth. Aetna, at a ...

NY Attorney general: $100M settlement from health insurers will fund independent cost databaseConsumers across the country soon will be able to find impartial information about out-of-network health care costs on a new Web site, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday.The ...