UnitedHealth's Surgery Costs Lead to Stock Tumble and Industry Impact

TL;DR
UnitedHealth Group's stock took an 8.8% dive due to higher costs from pent-up demand for surgeries, putting it on track for the biggest one-day decline since March 2020. As the highest priced component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the stock's $43.06 price decline was shaving about 284 points off the Dow's price.
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