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Shares of UnitedHealth Group are surging before the market open Friday as Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway disclosed that it recently purchased shares of the beleaguered insurer.

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UnitedHealth Group completed its $3.3 billion purchase of Baton Rouge-based Amedisys Thursday morning, more than two years after plans to join the nation's two largest home health and hospice care companies were first announced.

The seller was Amulet Capital Partners L.P., a private equity firm based in Greenwich, Conn. Amulet founded U.S. Digestive Health in 2019. The sale price to UnitedHealth was not disclosed.

According to Berkshire's most recent filing, which is as of June 30, it has bought approximately 5 million shares of UnitedHealth Group. It's a notable position for Berkshire, but it's not a huge one -- UnitedHealth accounts for just 0.5% of its total portfolio.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at its first all-time high of the year on Friday as shares of health care giant UnitedHealth Group soared.

Previously, in June 2025, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) raised its quarterly dividend rate by 5% to $2.21. During the second quarter of 2025, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) returned $4.5 billion to shareholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases.