Sept 14 (Reuters) -

UnitedHealth ( UNH ) has sought meetings with U.S. President

Donald Trump, although it has not secured a meeting yet, the

Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.

UnitedHealth ( UNH ) CEO Stephen Hemsley recently met White

House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles to discuss Medicare and other

issues, WSJ said, citing a White House official.

Hemsley also had dinner with Chris Klomp, the official

overseeing Medicare in the summer, and discussed Medicare-plan

billing policies and supplemental benefits offered under the

private Medicare plans, the newspaper said.

In a statement to the WSJ, UnitedHealth ( UNH ) said that

"public policy shapes healthcare across America, and it's our

responsibility to engage with the administration and Congress at

all levels to improve patient access and affordability," it

said, adding that it is especially true now "as critical

decisions are being made."

"The Administration routinely meets with insurers to

deliver on the President's mandate of improving healthcare and

lowering costs for everyday Americans," Kush Desai, a White

House spokesman, told the WSJ.