UNH has a split post-earnings history over the last two years, finishing four next-day sessions higher and four lower. The stock also averaged a 4.6% swing, regardless of direction, after its last eight earnings reports. This time around, the options pits are pricing in a bigger 6.9% move.

After reporting weaker than expected results for the company’s insurance division, UnitedHealth CEO’s said his company was not to blame for the high cost of healthcare in the U.S.

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In its first results since its insurance unit CEO was fatally shot in New York City, UnitedHealth Group reported Thursday weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue, prompting its shares to fall in early morning trading despite quarterly profit beating projections.

The UnitedHealth Group leader whose murder in December unleashed a torrent of public frustration and dissatisfaction with the U.S. health care system was pushing for some of the very improvements that critics have been seeking.