UnitedHealth Stock News

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Madeline S. Bell, former president and CEO of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), is joining UnitedHealth Group's (NYSE: UNH) Board of Directors, effective immediately. Madeline had a distinguished four-decade career at CHOP, where she started as a pediatric staff nurse in 1983. She spent eight years as CHOP's chief operating officer from 2007 to 2015 before becoming ...

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) board of directors has authorized payment of a cash dividend of $2.32 per share, to be paid on December 15, 2026, to all shareholders of record of UNH common stock as of the close of business December 7, 2026. About UnitedHealth Group UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) is a healthcare and well-being company with a mission to help people live hea...

TROY, Mich., Nov. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Editorial Advisory and Securities Review Committee of BetterInvesting Magazine today announced Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) as its "Stock to Study" and UnitedHealth Group  (NYSE:UNH) as its "Undervalued Stock" in the January February 2027 issue for investors' informational and educational use.

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Beginning Dec. 1, children covered by UnitedHealthcare will no longer need prior authorization for more than 2,000 pediatric care codes spanning common services, diagnostic imaging, sleep studies, cancer treatment and orthopedic care. Examples include ear tube and tonsil procedures, sleep studies, MRI and CT scans, joint procedures, cardiac procedures, and some oncology and c...

The health insurer's third-quarter results helped reinforce the stock's momentum.

Who would have believed that the boring healthcare industry would be the hottest stock sector of 2026? Companies like Johnson & Johnson, Quest Diagnostics and UnitedHealth Group have long been known for producing steady results, driven by patient demand and government reimbursement.

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UnitedHealthcare today announced a $540,000 investment to support Northeast Missouri Health Council (NMHC), a federally qualified health center, to help sustain and expand access to critical obstetrics and gynecology services (OB-GYN) for patients in rural communities. The support will help NMHC stabilize its current OB-GYN workforce, recruit additional maternal health provid...

Partnership Will Transform How Clinical Development is Designed and Executed MORRISVILLE, N.C., Oct. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Syneos Health® today announced a partnership with Optum to build a more adaptive and connected model for clinical development, helping biopharmaceutical companies deliver promising therapies to patients sooner.