UnitedHealth Group Incorporated provides healthcare services in the United States. The company�s Health Care Services segment offers consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services; administrative and other management services to customers that self-insure the medical costs of their employees and their dependents; and non-employer based insurance options for purchase by individuals, which are designed to meet the health coverage needs of consumers and their families. This segment also delivers health care and well-being services to large national employers, individual consumers, and other health care organizations. In addition, it provides health and well-being services for individuals age 50 and older, addressing their needs for preventive and acute health care services, as well as for services dealing with chronic disease and other specialized issues for older individuals; health insurance products and services; and network-based health and well-being services to beneficiaries and other government-sponsored health care programs. Its OptumHealth segment provides health, well-being, and financial services to people and organizations through personalized health advocacy and engagement; and specialized benefits, such as behavioral, dental and vision offerings, and health-based financial services. The company�s Ingenix segment offers database and data management services, software products, publications, consulting services, outsourced services, and pharmaceutical development and consulting services. Its Prescription Solutions segment provides a suite of integrated pharmacy benefit management and specialty pharmacy management services to employer groups, union trusts, and seniors through medicare prescription drug plans and commercial health plans. As of December 31, 2007, it offered its services and resources through 560,000 physicians and other care providers, and 4,800 hospitals. The company was founded in 1974 and is based in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Analysts' Recommendation: Buy 30 Days Ago: Buy Analysts' Target: $42 Analysts' Targets Banc of America Securities $36 Buy Thursday, August 21, 2008 Lehman Brothers $36 Overweight Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Credit Suisse $28 Outperformer Thursday, July 03, 2008 Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. $41 Perform Tuesday, June 10, 2008 Deutsche Bank Securities $48 Accumulate Wednesday, April 23, 2008 UBS Securities $40 Add Wednesday, April 23, 2008 Bear Stearns & Co. $49 Attractive Tuesday, March 11, 2008 BMO Capital Markets $60 Market Perform Tuesday, February 19, 2008
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