UnitedHealth beats 3Q forecasts, helped by Optum growth
The company also raised its forecast for 2017 again and signaled that it expects more growth next year. Its shares then shot up past
That gain more than countered a revenue hit the insurer took from the deferral of an insurance tax and the company's decision to scale back its presence on the Affordable Care Act's insurance marketplaces to only a few states after booking big losses.
Operating earnings grew 14 percent to
Overall, the
Analysts expected earnings of
Analysts expect
FactSet says analysts expect 2018 earnings of around
Company shares jumped more than 5 percent, or
Shares of
The
The Trump administration also wants to ease current restrictions on short-term policies that last less than a year and are not subject to federal and state standards on benefits and consumer protections.
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