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UnitedHealthcare signage is displayed on an office building in Phoenix, Arizona, on July 19, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images UnitedHealth Group on Tuesday issued a 2025 outlook that fell short of Wall Street’s expectations, as the company’s insurance unit continues to grapple with higher medical costs. Shares of UnitedHealth Group fell more than 3% in premarket trading on Tuesday. The company anticipates it will post 2025 adjusted earnings of at least $16 per share, with revenue of $445.5 billion to $448 billion. Wall Street analysts had expected 2025 adjusted profit of $20.91 per share, and full-year revenue of $449.16 billion, according to consensus estimates from LSEG. The stock tumbled in May after the company suspended that 2025 guidance due to elevated medical costs and announced the abrupt departure of former CEO Andrew Witty. The report Tuesday adds to a growing string of setbacks for the company, which owns the nation’s largest and most powerful insurer, UnitedHealthcare, and is often viewed as the industry’s bellwether. “While we face challenges across our lines of business, we believe we can resolve these issues and recapture our earnings growth potential while ensuring people have access to high-quality, affordable health care,” UnitedHealthcare CEO Tim Noel said in a release. The company expects its insurance unit’s 2025 medical care ratio — a measure of total medical expenses paid relative to premiums collected — to come in between 89% and 89.5%. A lower ratio typically indicates that a company collected more in premiums than it paid out in benefits, resulting in higher profitability. For the second quarter, that ratio increased to 89.4% from 85.1% during the year-earlier period, primarily due to medical costs. UnitedHealth Group’s report signals that elevated medical costs in Medicare Advantage plans may not ease anytime soon for the broader health…

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