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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Jessica Glenza

UnitedHealth Group resists shareholder proposal on delayed and denied care

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UnitedHealth Group's headquarters building is seen in Minnetonka, Minnesota, in 2019. Photograph: UnitedHealth Group/Reuters

UnitedHealth Group is attempting to swat down a non-binding shareholder proposal that asked the company to prepare reports on the costs of delayed and denied healthcare.

The proposal, filed by members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), represents a new frontier in seeking to hold insurance companies accountable for the “macroeconomic costs” of denied care – arguing they eventually hurt the bottom line of large investors.

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