EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $6.28 billion.

The Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based company said it had profit of $6.90 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $7.23 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 12 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $6.46 per share.

The largest U.S. health insurer posted revenue of $111.72 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $109.45 billion.

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