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The Motley Fool April 22, 2009 Brian Orelli	UnitedHealth Rocks; Its Stock Doesn't With all the good news floating around, why is UnitedHealth still trading at 7.3 times the middle of this year's guidance? Alas, there's still plenty of uncertainty hanging over the company.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2010 Brian Orelli	UnitedHealth: Beats Earnings, and Gets Beat Down? UnitedHealth was healthy last quarter, but on Wall Street, it's the future that counts.
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The Motley Fool August 4, 2009 Brian Orelli	Shockingly Cheap and Destined to Stay That Way? Humana has a nice quarter, but it's priced based on the uncertain future.
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The Motley Fool May 27, 2010 Brian Orelli	Now That's What I Call a Healthy Dividend Increase UnitedHealth ups its token dividend substantially.
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