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UnitedHealth Group Incorporated operates as a diversified health and well-being company in the United States. The company's UnitedHealthcare segment offers consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services for large national employers, public sector employers, mid-sized employers, small businesses, and individuals; health care coverage, and health and well-being services to individuals aged 50 and older addressing their needs for preventive and acute health care services, as well as services dealing with chronic disease and other specialized issues for older individuals; health plans and care programs to beneficiaries of acute and long-term care Medicaid plans; and specialty benefits, such as dental, vision, life, and disability products. This segment serves through a network of 780,000 physicians and other health care professionals, and 5,900 hospitals. Its OptumHealth segment provides health management services, integrated care delivery services, consumer relationship management, sales distribution platform services, and financial services. This segment serves individuals through programs offered by employers, payers, government entities, and directly with the care delivery system. The company's OptumInsight segment offers software and information products, advisory consulting services, and business process outsourcing services to hospitals, physicians, commercial health plans, government agencies, life sciences companies, and other organizations. Its OptumRx segment provides pharmacy benefit management services and programs, including claims processing, retail network contracting, rebate contracting, and management; and clinical programs, such as step therapy, formulary management, and disease/drug therapy management programs. This segment also offers patient support programs and dispensing of prescribed medications through its mail order pharmacies for its clients' members. The company was founded in 1974 and is based in Minnetonka, Minnesota.

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