UnitedHealth Group Incorporated NYSE: UNH is a diversified health and "well-being" company. Headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota, UnitedHealth Group offers a spectrum of products and services through two operating businesses: United Healthcare and Optum. Through its family of subsidiaries and divisions, UnitedHealth Group serves approximately 70 million individuals nationwide. In 2010, the company posted a net income of $4.6 billion. UnitedHealth Group is the parent of United Healthcare, a large health insurer in the United States. It was created in 1977, as UnitedHealthCare... Corporation , but traces its origin to a firm it acquired in 1977, Charter Med Incorporated, which was founded in 1974. In 1979, it introduced the first network-based health plan for seniors. In 1984, it became a publicly traded company. J.D. Power and Associates recently gave UnitedHealthcare the highest employer satisfaction rating for self-insured health plans. UnitedHealthcare also received high marks from the American Medical Association in its 2011 National Health Insurance Report Card.
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| NYSE symbol: | UNH |
| Founded: | 1977 |
| Headquarters: | Minnetonka, Minnesota |
| Annual revenue: | $75,431,000,000 |
| Net income: | $4,654,000,000 |
| Operating income: | $4,654,000,000 |
| Employees: | 67,000 |
| Industries: | Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers, Hospital and Medical Service Plans |