UnitedHealth Group Inc (UNH.N) posted a 10 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit, helped by moderating use of medical services by its members and growth in its Medicare plans for the elderly. The largest U.S. health insurer by market value said net income rose to $1.04 billion, or 94 cents per share, from $944 million, or 81 cents per share, a year earlier. Analysts on average expected 84 cents per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. It was not immediately clear if the beat was 10 cents per share or even greater because of uncertainty over treating charges included in the company's results.
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