An assembly line of medicine where UnitedHealth can maximize its profits

UnitedHealth Group started out as a small, Minnesota health insurance company and has since morphed into a modern-day Standard Oil, exerting unmatched dominance over health care in the United States. It’ s no secret that UnitedHealth is a colossus: It’ s the country’ s largest health insurer and the fourth-largest company of any type by revenue, just behind Apple.