United Healthcare Beats Earning Expectations
More Americans are tackling health procedures that they put off during the pandemic and that put pressure on United Health in its latest quarter.
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00:00More Americans are tackling health procedures that they put off during the pandemic and that
00:04put pressure on UnitedHealth in its latest quarter. The nation's biggest health insurer
00:09says spending on medical care was higher than expected as it paid out more premiums. It saw
00:14a jump in costs covering medications like treatments for cancer, autoimmune disorders
00:19and cardiovascular disease. UnitedHealth did beat earnings expectations logging a
00:24profit of more than $6 billion but lowered its outlook for the year.