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Unitedhealth Group Inc – ‘10-Q’ for 9/30/17 – ‘XML’

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11/07/17  Unitedhealth Group Inc            10-Q        9/30/17   58:9.9M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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                Investments with Gross Unrealized Losses by                      
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2 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

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 2/15/22  UnitedHealth Group Inc.           10-K       12/31/21  113:19M
 3/01/21  UnitedHealth Group Inc.           10-K       12/31/20  107:17M
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