Company Of The Day: UnitedHealth Group
What?
UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH) will buy home health company LHC Group for $5.4 Billion, per a report in The Wall Street Journal.
Why?
- Should You Pick UnitedHealth Stock At $480 After A Q1 Beat?
- Will The Q1 Medical Care Ratio Define The Move In UnitedHealth Stock?
- Which Is A Better Pick – UnitedHealth Stock Or Humana?
- Should You Pick UnitedHealth Stock After A 15% Fall This Year?
- Should You Pick UnitedHealth Stock At $510 After A Q4 Beat?
- After An 11% Fall Last Year Is Humana A Better Pick Over UnitedHealth Stock?
Home-health companies provide medical care to the elderly and other people in their homes. Health insurers are looking toward home health as a lower-cost alternative to nursing homes and as a means of reducing hospital stays.
So What?
United Health stock declined about 0.5% in Tuesday’s trading.
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