Founded in 1977, UnitedHealth Group is a diversified American healthcare and well-being company. The company operates through two main platforms: “UnitedHealthcare,” which offers health insurance and benefits services, and “Optum,” which provides technology-enabled health services, data analytics, and pharmacy services. This dual structure allows the company to participate in both the financing and service-delivery sides of the healthcare system.

Today, UnitedHealth Group is the largest health insurance company in the United States and a significant component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Its “Optum” division is also growing rapidly in non-insurance areas, offering data analytics, pharmacy benefit management (PBM), and clinical care services. Through this integrated model, UNH plays a central role in managing costs and improving efficiency within the American healthcare system.