Some Washington policymakers with financial stakes in UnitedHealth Group are selling their stocks in the company as it struggles financially and the Trump administration investigates its billing practices.

Year to date, the stock has fallen by nearly 45%, which is by no means normal for the healthcare stock. In fact, this is the worst it has performed since the Great Recession, when it tumbled by more than 54% in 2008.

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UnitedHealth Group ( UNH 12.04%) has been a solid dividend growth stock for years. Generally, its yield has been fairly low, due to the stock's rising value. Even as the healthcare insurance giant has grown its dividend, its yield hasn't been particularly high or noteworthy.

Michael Burry and Warren Buffett invested in UnitedHealth, signaling confidence in its sector and potential for earnings recovery by 2027.