UnitedHealth quarterly profit rises 11% <!-- no image --> <div>UnitedHealth Group Inc reported an 11% rise in third-quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by higher revenue in its core business that sells health plans, and strength in its Optum unit, which includes its pharmacy benefits management business.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=wOVB3AVFIDo:3Q_Ebp0iBlg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=wOVB3AVFIDo:3Q_Ebp0iBlg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=wOVB3AVFIDo:3Q_Ebp0iBlg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=wOVB3AVFIDo:3Q_Ebp0iBlg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=wOVB3AVFIDo:3Q_Ebp0iBlg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/wOVB3AVFIDo" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters