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Healthcare
California considers UnitedHealth Group’s proposal to buy competitor
St. Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN) Jerry Flanagan, health care director with the taxpayer foundation, said he is concerned that the…
Jul 8, 2005
Insurance
UnitedHealth to buy PacifiCare;
The $8.1 billion acquisition would give the company a commanding presence in the senior-care market.The Orange County Register (California) Consumer advocates were…
Jul 7, 2005
Privacy
As America ages, UnitedHealth bulks up and moves deeper into government-funded health care
Associated Press "HMO goliaths like WellPoint and Aetna and a merged UnitedHealth and PacifiCare are so big they don't have to compete,…
Jul 7, 2005