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Don't Buy UnitedHealth Group (UNH) Stock Before Reading This

The healthcare industry is growing, but UnitedHealth Group may not be the best healthcare investment around.

Don't Buy UnitedHealth Group (UNH) Stock Before Reading This

Published July 8, 2026 · Category: Finance

Overview

Imagine that you want to invest in the healthcare industry -- perhaps because it's so big, with healthcare spending making up 18% of the entire U.S. economy (as of 2024), or because it's widely expected to grow by about 5.4% annually, between 2024 and 2034, per the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. You might reasonably consider investing in the giant UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH).

Its market value was recently $389 billion, and it has averaged annual gains of 15.8% over the past 15 years (as of July 6). Hold on, though, because there are some reasons to not invest in the company.

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Originally published at www.fool.com.

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