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Healthcare access lagging in rural U.S.: report

2011-07-27T13:00:52Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rural Americans are more likely to suffer from chronic health conditions such as diabetes, heart problems and cancer, and face greater difficulty accessing quality healthcare than urban counterparts, according to a report released on Wednesday.

The challenges facing healthcare providers for rural areas could be compounded by recent healthcare legislation, according to ...

Access to healthcare more difficult for rural Americans

2011-07-27T07:30:14Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters Life!) - Rural Americans are more likely to suffer from chronic health conditions such as diabetes, heart problems and cancer, and face greater difficulty getting quality healthcare than their urban counterparts, according to a report released Wednesday.

The challenges facing healthcare providers for rural areas could be compounded by recent healthcare legislation, accord...

Rural Americans face greater lack of healthcare access: report

2011-07-26T21:30:09Z

The challenges facing healthcare providers for rural areas could be compounded by recent healthcare legislation, according to ...

UnitedHealth: Earnings Improve, But Will the Momentum Hold?

2010-11-02T12:08:42Z

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UnitedHealth Group's 4Q profit rises 30 percent

2010-04-16T07:28:17Z

UnitedHealth Group's 4th-quarter profit climbs; commercial enrollment continues to stumble

Managed care company UnitedHealth Group Inc. wrapped up 2009 with a third-straight quarterly profit increase, but it starts 2010 still hampered by high unemployment, which hurts its biggest insurance segment.

The Minnetonka, UnitedHealth CEO discusses insurer's earnings outlook for 2010

Managed care company UnitedHealth Group Inc. reported a 30 percent jump in fourth-quarter profit Thursday, due in part to a big legal charge it took in the last quarter of 2008.

The Minnetonka, Minn., insurer also said ...

UnitedHealth 3Q profit rises, enrollment falls

2010-04-16T09:45:04Z

UnitedHealth 3rd-qtr profit, revenue surpass estimates but commercial enrollment falls

Managed care company UnitedHealth Group Inc. saw its third-quarter profit jump 13 percent, as growth in several businesses helped balance another enrollment decline and fight off a touch of swine flu.

The Minnetonka, Reuters) - UnitedHealth Group Inc &lt;UNH.N&gt; posted stronger-than-expected second-quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by growth in the insurer's plans for elderly and low-income Americans and in its drug benefit business, and its shares rose 2 percent.

The largest UnitedHealth earnings fall on decline in investment income, shrinking margins but top views

UnitedHealth Group Inc. topped analyst expectations when it reported a slightly smaller first-quarter profit Tuesday, but company leaders say the sour economy is offsetting some of the gains the health insurer made.

Declining enrollment in employer-sponsored plans and rising enrollment in le...

Analysts say UnitedHealth may raise prices

2010-04-16T14:54:47Z

Humana Inc. said Wednesday it expects to lose 308,000 Medicare and Medicaid prescription drug members after raising its price, and Wall Street applauded the move — and said another health insurer could follow suit.

Late Tuesday, Humana disclosed that it expects to lose all its auto...

UnitedHealth Group Hits the Deferred Care Wall

2010-10-21T08:58:17Z

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Health Overhaul Insurers

2010-04-07T08:49:21Z

UnitedHealth Group Executive Vice President Simon Stevens delivers a report from UnitedHealth Group's new Center for Health Reform and Modernization, Wednesday, May 27, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

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