UnitedHealth Group Inc. posted higher revenue and profit for the first three months of 2022, and raised its full-year earnings outlook.

The healthcare and health-insurance giant, the first industry heavyweight to report first-quarter results, posted double-digit revenue growth at both its Optum and UnitedHealthcare units, as the Omicron variant-driven surge in Covid cases at the start of the quarter faded.

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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