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Sixth straight year as No. 1 among industry peers
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) was the top ranking company in the
insurance and managed care sector for FORTUNE’s 2016 “World’s Most
Admired Companies” list, featured in the magazine’s March issue.
This is the sixth consecutive year UnitedHealth Group has been honored
as No. 1 overall in its sector. The company ranked No. 1 in eight key
attribute categories – innovation, people management, use of corporate
assets, social responsibility, quality of management, financial
soundness, long-term investment, and quality of products and services.
For the seventh consecutive year, the company was rated No. 1 in
innovation.
Stephen J. Hemsley, UnitedHealth Group president and CEO, said: “The
credit for this recognition belongs to the more than 200,000 people of
UnitedHealth Group, Optum and UnitedHealthcare. They are dedicated to
our values – integrity, compassion, innovation, relationships and
performance – and to delivering high-quality health care products and
services to the people we are privileged to serve.”
To learn more about UnitedHealth Group’s innovations, visit www.uhginnovation.com.
To see how the company is using information to make health care simpler
and more responsive, visit www.healthinnumbers.com.
Since 1997, FORTUNE has collaborated with The Hay Group, a global
management consulting firm, to identify, select and rank the World’s
Most Admired Companies based on the business practices, innovative
spirit and social responsibility that make companies that are chosen for
the list both highly regarded and successful. FORTUNE’s “Most Admired
Companies” list is considered a definitive “report card” on corporate
reputations. For more information on how the rankings are determined,
view the full methodology on Hay Group’s website.
About UnitedHealth Group
UnitedHealth
Group (NYSE: UNH) is a diversified health and well-being company
dedicated to helping people live healthier lives and helping make the
health system work better for everyone. UnitedHealth Group offers a
broad spectrum of products and services through two distinct platforms:
UnitedHealthcare, which provides health care coverage and benefits
services; and Optum, which provides information and technology-enabled
health services. For more information, visit UnitedHealth Group at www.unitedhealthgroup.com
or follow @UnitedHealthGrp on Twitter.
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