Health insurers are emerging as clear business winners in the pandemic. As a result, adjusted earnings were $7.12 a share, which was nearly double the total of the year-ago period. For starters, UnitedHealth earned $10.84 a share in the first half of the year. Last year, the company earned more than $7 a share over the final six months. The looming presidential election could be another reason the company doesn’t want to toot its own horn too loudly at the moment.

Source: Wall Street Journal July 15, 2020 15:11 UTC