(Reuters) – UnitedHealth Group Inc reported a 3.5% rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, helped in part by strength at its Optum healthcare services unit.
Net earnings attributable to shareholders rose to $5.03 billion, or $5.27 per share, in the first quarter ended March 31, from $4.86 billion, or $5.08 per share, a year earlier.
(Reporting by Amruta Khandekar and Bhanvi Satija in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)
