UnitedHealth Group Incorporated is an American health insurance and health services company founded in 1977 in Minnetonka, Minnesota. It grew into the largest health insurance company in the United States by revenue, offering coverage through its UnitedHealthcare arm, and also built Optum, a health services, pharmacy-benefit and data-analytics business that has come to account for a large and growing share of the company's overall revenue and profit alongside its insurance operations.
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Company TypeAmerican multinational health insurance and health care services company 1 Founded Year HeadquartersEden Prairie, Minnesota, U.S. 1 Connections
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A major healthcare company; classified in the atlas healthcare-industry.
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1. Wikipedia, UnitedHealth Group
WikipediaHistory, 1970s-1990s subsection
UnitedHealthcare Corporation was founded in 1977 to purchase Charter Med and create a network-based health plan for seniors.
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UnitedHealth Group Incorporated is an American multinational company based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, specializing in health insurance and health care services.
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