UnitedHealth Group (UNH) Raises Quarterly Dividend 33.3% to $0.50; 1.7% Yield

UnitedHealth Group Board Increases Shareholder Dividend 33%

June 3, 2015 7:00 AM EDT

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) announced today that its Board of Directors authorized payment of a cash dividend of $0.50 per share, to be paid on June 24, 2015, to all shareholders of record of UnitedHealth Group common stock as of the close of business on June 15, 2015. This dividend represents a 33 percent increase over the quarterly dividend of $0.375 per share the Company has been paying since the... More

UnitedHealthcare Making Healthier Foods Available and Affordable to More Wisconsin Health Plan Participants

June 2, 2015 11:39 AM EDT

Up to 550,000 eligible UnitedHealthcare plan participants can get discounts on healthy food options at select supermarkets statewide Expanded program available to UnitedHealthcare BadgerCare Plus members, and select self-funded employer and individual exchange plan participants

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- UnitedHealthcare is expanding its Healthy Savings program to an additional 550,000 plan participants in Wisconsin, enabling people enrolled in self-funded employer, individual exchange and BadgerCare Plus Medicaid plans to purchase healthier foods at discounted prices.

Healthy Savings provides potential monthly savings of more than $150 on prequalified healthy foods from more... More

Twelve Health Centers in North Carolina Receive Sesame Street Reading Corners from UnitedHealthcare to Encourage Early Reading and Healthy Living Among Children

June 2, 2015 9:03 AM EDT

UnitedHealthcare employees deliver and set up reading corners that include childrens books

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- UnitedHealthcare is donating Sesame Street reading corners to 12 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) throughout North Carolina to encourage young children to read and learn more about healthy living.

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UnitedHealth Group Announces Results of 2015 Annual Shareholder Meeting

June 1, 2015 12:55 PM EDT

MINNETONKA, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Board of Directors of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) announced the results of shareholder voting that took place during the Companys 2015 annual meeting earlier today.

UnitedHealth Group directors stand for election annually. The Companys shareholders elected all those nominated to the Board of Directors: William C. Ballard, Jr., Edson... More