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- UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE: UNH) operates as a diversified health care company, providing health benefits through UnitedHealthcare and health services through Optum. UnitedHealthcare offers a broad range of health insurance plans including employer-sponsored benefits, individual and family coverage, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid managed care, and military and veterans' health programs; Optum delivers pharmacy care services via Optum Rx encompassing retail network contracting, home delivery, specialty pharmacy, infusion services, formulary management, drug adherence programs, and step therapy; Optum Health provides primary care, surgical care, urgent care, and value-based care models; Optum Insight focuses on technology solutions, data analytics, consulting, and AI-driven clinical decision support for health systems and providers. The company serves over 150 million individuals domestically and internationally across employer, individual, senior, and government markets, with major operations in the United States and select global regions. Founded in 1974 as Charter Med Incorporated and headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota, UnitedHealth Group employs approximately 400,000 people and maintains subsidiaries including Optum Rx, Optum Health, and Optum Insight. Recent developments include the August 2025 completion of the Amedisys home health acquisition, expansion of Optum Rx's limited distribution drug network for rare diseases in November 2025, elimination of reauthorization requirements for over 180 chronic condition drugs by July 2025 with full prior authorization automation via Optum Rx PreCheck, a $4.5 million three-year partnership with Goodwill Industries announced in August 2024 to enhance workforce training in 25 states, and UnitedHealthcare's extension of Individual & Family Marketplace plans to 30 states in November 2024 alongside 2025 Medicare Advantage plan launches emphasizing choice and stability.