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(11/21/11) UnitedHealth Group Receives 2011 Business Civic Leadership Center's Corporate Citizenship Award for "Best U.S. Business Neighbor"
The "Citizens" Awards honor excellence in corporate citizenship and civic leadership for initiatives in the United States and around the world. Read the news release.


(6/23/11) UnitedHealthcare Ranks Highest in Employer Satisfaction Among Self-Insured Commercial Health Plans in J.D. Power and Associates Study
UnitedHealthcare ranked highest in all five individual factors measured in the self-insured segment of the study: cost and cost management; account servicing; employee plan service experience; product offering and benefit designs; and problem resolution. Read the news release.


(6/21/11) UnitedHealthcare Receives High Scores in the American Medical Association's 2011 National Health Insurer Report Card
UnitedHealthcare ranks No. 1 in claim accuracy among national insurers. Read the news release.


(3/11/11) UnitedHealth Group Tops FORTUNE's 2011 "World's Most Admired Companies" List in Insurance and Managed Care
Diversified health and well-being company UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) earned the top overall ranking among insurance and managed care companies in FORTUNE's 2011 "World's Most Admired Companies" list, featured in the magazine's March 21 issue. UnitedHealth Group also ranked highest among the sector for quality of products and services, innovation, people management, use of corporate assets, social responsibility, quality of management, financial soundness, and long-term investment. Read the news release.


(1/11/11) UnitedHealthcare Receives Patriot Award for Support of National Guard and Reserve
The National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard (ESGR), a Department of Defense organization, presented the Patriot Award to UnitedHealthcare and its regional manager Reid Olson for the company's support of employee Teri Eicher, who recently returned to work after 11 months of active duty with the 148th Fighter Wing in Duluth, Minn. The award recognizes companies that demonstrate support for employees who participate in the National Guard and Reserve force.


(1/12/11) UnitedHealthcare Receives World Journal's Business Achievement Award for Service to Chinese Americans
The company was honored for "excellence in business advancements and sustaining long-term contribution to the progress of the Chinese Community." Read the news release.


(3/29/10) UnitedHealth Group Receives Hispanic Health Leadership Award
UnitedHealth Group is the recipient of the National Hispanic Medical Association's (NHMA) 2010 Hispanic Health Leadership Award, recognizing the company for its innovation in creating high-quality initiatives aimed at improving the health of Hispanic consumers. Read the news release.
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(11/16/09) UnitedHealthcare named 2009 Best Health Plan Provider by readers of Business Insurance magazine
The Business Insurance Readers Choice Awards invite the publication’s readers to vote for the insurance companies they believe offer the best overall combination of quality, value, service and innovation. With a readership focused on business executives who are responsible for the purchase and administration of employee benefits and other insurance-related programs, individuals have selected UnitedHealthcare the best health plan provider four of the five years since the awards were created in 2005. Read the news release.

 

(11/10/09) UnitedHealthcare wins 2009 Innovation Award from the National Business Coalition on Health
UnitedHealthcare’s Diabetes Health Plan and Patient Centered Medical Home program were recognized for their innovative ability to facilitate improvements in the quality, safety and affordability of health care. Read the news release.

 

(8/24/09) UnitedHealthcare Ranked One of 50 Best Companies for Latinas to Work For in the U.S. According to Latina Style Magazine
UnitedHealthcare has earned a place on the 12th annual LATINA Style 50, a survey by LATINA Style Magazine of the 50 best companies for Latinas to work for in the United States. Read the news release.

 

(1/21/09) Tuckson Named One of Black Enterprise's "100 Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America"
Reed Tuckson, M.D., Executive Vice President and Chief of Medical Affairs, UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), has been named to Black Enterprise’s “100 Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America” list and is featured on the cover of the magazine’s February issue, which contains the list. Read the news release or the article reprint (PDF format).

 

(12/08/08) UnitedHealth Group Recognized for Volunteer Efforts, Commitment to Community
UnitedHealth Group was one of 10 companies recognized with a Jefferson Award for the organization’s achievement and contributions to the community. Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal editors selected UnitedHealth Group based on the amount of time the company commits to nonprofit organizations, uniqueness of volunteer efforts, and impact on nonprofits and their constituents. Honorees were featured in the Nov. 21 issue of the Business Journal (PDF format) and were recognized at a reception held Dec. 4 in Minneapolis. Read the release (PDF format)

 

UnitedHealthcare President Among FORTUNE Top 50 Most Powerful Women
Gail Boudreaux, president of UnitedHealthcare, was selected as one of FORTUNE Magazine's 50 Most Powerful Women in American Business. Ms. Boudreaux's selection onto the list marks the fifth time in six years that a female executive at UnitedHealth Group has been included. Read FORTUNE article and profile of Ms. Boudreaux (PDF format).

 

UnitedHealthcare's Spanish-Language Web Site Receives Award
UnitedHealthcare’s Spanish-language Web site, www.uhclatino.com, was awarded Outstanding Achievement in Web Site Development by the Web Marketing Association.