BRIEF — UnitedHealth Exec Says Co Continues To Expect Growth In 2027 And Beyond Within Its 13 To 16 Percent Long — Term Target Growth Range

Oct 13 (Reuters) — UnitedHealth Group Incorporated: Unitedhealth Exec Says Co Continues To Expect Growth In 2027 And Beyond Within Its 13 To 16 Percent Long-term Target Growth Range - Conf Call Unitedhealth Exec - "As We Move Through 2027 And Into 2028, We Expect To Approach 75% Of Total Members In 4+ Star Plans, Compared To The Industry Average Of 70%" Unitedhealth Exec Says Care Intensity Remains Above Historical Norms Even As Trends Are Bending In A More Stable Direction Unitedhealth Exec - "We Continue To View 2026 As A Trough Year For Core Medicaid Margins, Which We Now Expect To Be Moderately Better Than Negative One Percent" Unitedhealth Exec Sees Lower End Of Long-term 13-16% Growth Rate As Starting Point For 2027 Eps Forecast Unitedhealth Exec Continues To See A Balanced Set Of Tailwinds And Headwinds In 2027 Unitedhealth Exec - "We Would Offer That Current Analyst Consensus For 2027 May Understate The Opportunity Ahead, And We See The Lower End Of Our Long-term 13-16% Growth Rate As A More Reasonable Starting Point" Unitedhealth Exec Plans To Provide A More Complete Look At 2027 In December Source text:... Further company coverage: UNH.N (Reuters.Briefs@thomsonreuters.com