“These results reflect our businesses delivering increased value at an accelerating pace to society and the millions of people we serve,” UnitedHealth Group CEO David S. Wichmann said in a press release.
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Meanwhile, Johnson & Johnson said revenue in all three of its major businesses, including pharmaceuticals, consumer health and medical devices, were flat or positive, and its consumer business improved revenue by 6% year-over-year, its best result in two years.
“It was a strong quarter across all three of our segments of the business,” J&J’s chief financial officer Joe Wolk told CNBC.
“Pharmaceuticals, I just can’t say enough about that division for us,” Wolk added. “It continues to just generate new products in a profound way that’s transformational to the current state of care, and that’s led the growth of our company for many quarters now.”
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