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ARTICLE News Release Archive

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2008 News Releases
12/11/08: Ten Employers Recognized by UnitedHealthcare for Outstanding Efforts in Worksite Wellness Programming
12/8/08: UnitedHealth Group Encourages Its More Than 30 Million Health Plan Customers to Get Their Flu Shots
12/4/08: UnitedHealthcare's Golden Rule Unveils Innovative Solution To Guarantee Future Insurability for Individuals, Families When They Need It
11/21/08: UnitedHealth Group Grants to Help Students and Educators Combat Childhood Obesity
11/18/08: UnitedHealth Group to Provide Immediate Resources for Those Affected by the Southern California Wildfires
11/12/08: UnitedHealth Group Statement on Health Reform "Call to Action" Issued by Sen. Max Baucus
10/21/08: UnitedHealthcare to Provide More than $1.3 Million in New Grants to Benefit Arizona Health Care Consumers
10/14/08: City of Providence Awards Health Benefits Contract to UnitedHealthcare
10/07/08: HR Policy Association Awards Certification to UnitedHealthcare for Achieving Industry-Leading Transparancy Standards
10/06/08: HSAcenter.com Offers New Consumer-Friendly Resources To Help Consumers Weigh Benefits, Affordability, Savings
09/25/08: Federal Employees Across the Country to Have New Consumer-Driven Health Plan in 2009
09/25/08: UnitedHealthcare's Spanish-Language Site Awarded "Outstanding Achievement in Web Site Development" by Web Marketing Association
09/16/08: Consumers Enrolled in Health Savings Accounts Span All Income Groups, Life Stages and Employer Environments
09/15/08: UnitedHealthcare's Asian Community Initiative Recognized by National Committee for Quality Assurance for Innovative Efforts to Reduce Health Care Disparities for Chinese Americans
09/15/08: UnitedHealthcare's Latino Health Initiative Recognized by National Committee for Quality Assurance for Innovative Efforts to Reduce Health Disparities for Hispanics
09/12/08: UnitedHealth Group Takes Immediate Action in Anticipation of Hurricane Ike
09/10/08: UnitedHealthcare Launches Effort to Help Reduce Neonatal Intensive Care Admissions
09/09/08: Golden Rule Introduces New Affordable Dental Coverage For Families, Individuals of All Ages Including Children and Seniors
09/03/08: Capital Funding Available to Smaller Health Care Organizations in California's Rural and Underserved Communities
08/19/08: UnitedHealthcare's PlanBien Combines Health Plan Coverage With Bilingual Support Services for Businesses With Spanish-Speaking Employees
08/18/08: UnitedHealthcare Named Health Plan of Choice by the Texas Association of Mexican-American Chambers of Commerce
07/31/08: Kathryn Sullivan Joins UnitedHealthcare as CEO, Central Region; Jeff Lucht Joins as Senior Vice President
07/28/08: Health Care Assistance Available to UnitedHealthcare Customers Attending Olympic Games in Beijing
07/2/08: Peace of Heart Campaign Launches Novel Approach to Fight Heart Disease Epidemic Among Minorities
07/2/08: UnitedHealth Group Announces Changes to UnitedHealthcare Organizational Structure
07/01/08: Golden Rule Introduces New Affordable Dental Plans In Alabama and Ohio for Families, Individuals of All Ages
06/27/08: UnitedHealth Group Honors Mesa Public Schools for Advancing Affordability for Health Care Consumers
06/25/08: Onsite Wellness Coaching for Employers Now Available to Pennsylvania Businesses
06/24/08: New Health Plans for Houston-Area Asian-American Communities and Businesses Available From UnitedHealthcare
06/19/08: UnitedHealth Group Donates $100,000 to Flood Relief Efforts
06/16/08: UnitedHealth Group/Pacificare Awards More Than $6.2 Million in Grants to Help Improve Health Care in California
06/16/08: UnitedHealthcare Achieves NCQA Physician and Hospital Quality Distinction
06/11/08: Group Insurance, Inc., Louisiana's Oldest Health Insurance Brokerage Company, Partners With UnitedHealthcare
06/10/08: University Medical Center Receives $7,175,000 Grant from UnitedHealth Group and Sierra Health Services
06/02/08: Southern Nevada Health District Receives $2 Million Grant From UnitedHealth Group and Sierra Health Services
05/28/08: Missouri Health Care Consumers Show Broad Support for Personalized Health Care Reminders
05/23/08: UnitedHealthcare Awarded Contract By Georgia Department of Community Health to Help State Employees Meet Their Health and Wellness Needs
05/23/08: UNLV School of Nursing Receives $500,000 Grant from UnitedHealth Group and Sierra Health Services
05/15/08: UnitedHealthcare Introduces UMR; National Third-Party Administration Strategy Expands Nationwide
05/12/08: The Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Names UnitedHealthcare 2008 Corporation of the Year
05/12/08: UnitedHealthcare’s Golden Rule Insurance Company to Offer New Choices in Quality, Lower-Cost Health Plans in Nevada
05/08/08: Veterans in UnitedHealthcare Commercial Health Plans Now Have In-Network Access To VA Physicians and Hospitals Across the Country
05/06/08: ASU College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation Receives $700,000 Grant From UnitedHealthcare to Expand Health Care Services for Underserved Arizonans
05/01/08: Residents of the Nation’s Capital to Have New Health Plan Choices From UnitedHealthcare’s Golden Rule Insurance Company
04/30/08: For FirstTime, Participation in UnitedHealthcare Health Savings Accounts Exceeds Health Reimbursement Accounts
04/30/08: New Health Plan Offers Kentucky-Based Businesses and Their Employees Affordable Coverage and Flexible Benefit Options
04/30/08: HealthPass, UnitedHealthcare Join Forces to Offer Affordable Oxford Health Insurance Products to Sole Proprietors in NYC and Long Island
04/28/08: UnitedHealthcare's Online "Healthy Pregnancy Owner's Manual" Helps Expectant Parents Prepare For Parenthood
04/24/08: UnitedHealth Group Employees and Their Children Design and Donate Artwork to Connecticut Children's Medical Center
04/22/08: Gail K. Boudreaux to Head Commercial Markets Group
04/22/08: Wichmann Named President, UnitedHealth Group Operations
04/17/08: New Health Insurance Options Available for Small Businesses in Washington
04/15/08: Cancer Matters Resource Guide Helps Charlotte-Area Residents Identify Local Cancer-Care Resources
04/14/08: Reed Tuckson, M.D., Named One of Ebony's Most Influential Black Americans and Modern Healthcare's "Top 25 Minority Executives In Healthcare"
04/10/08: EMH Regional Medical Center Earns UnitedHealth Premium® Cardiac Specialty Center Designation
04/10/08: Partnership With Appalachian Regional Healthcare Expands UnitedHealthcare's Hospital and Physician Network in Eastern Kentucky and Southern West Virginia
04/9/08: New Grants Available for Families Struggling With Child Health-Related Expenses
04/8/08: New Health Benefit Options Now Available to Arizona School District Employees
04/1/08: UnitedHealthcare Supports Patient Charter for Physician Performance Measurement, Reporting and Tiering Programs
03/20/08: Fiserv Health Offers Family and Medical Leave Administration
03/18/08: UnitedHealthcare Teams With International Diabetes Center to Enhance Diabetes Care and Education
03/17/08: UnitedHealthcare Named Health Plan of Choice by National Black Chamber of Commerce
03/06/08: UnitedHealth Group's Kingston Location Enhances its Clinical Support Programs With the Addition of a Disease Management Team
03/05/08: New Lower-Cost Health Insurance Choices Now Available from UnitedHealthcare's Golden Rule to Individuals, Families in South Dakota
03/05/08: UnitedHealthcare and Valley Preferred to Offer New Suite of Flexible, Affordable Health Plans for Lehigh Valley Businesses
03/04/08: India's Largest Private Insurer Partners With UnitedHealth Group to Give Travelers Visiting the U.S. Access to a Broad Array of Health Care Services
03/03/08: UnitedHealth Group to Provide Immediate Resources for Those Needing Services Related to the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada
02/27/08: UnitedHealthcare's Excellence in Worksite Health Recognized by Wellness Council of America
02/10/08: UnitedHealthcare Donates $10,000 To Volunteers of America – Everett Food Bank
02/6/08: UnitedHealthcare Reaffirms Coverage of Propofol For Use in Colonoscopies
01/29/08: UnitedHealth Group's Online Personal Health Messages Tied to Increased Likelihood of Individuals Getting Important Preventive Screenings
01/17/08: UnitedHealth Group/Pacificare Awards More Than $6 Million in Grants to Help Improve Health Care in California
01/17/08: UnitedHealthcare EDGE Connects Consumers With Specialty Physicians Who Deliver High-Quality, Efficient Care
01/16/08: UnitedHealthcare Becomes First Company to Base Chemotherapy Drug Coverage on National Comprehensive Cancer Network Compendium
01/10/08: UnitedHealthcare Completes Acquisition of Fiserv's Health-Related Businesses
01/03/08: UnitedHealthcare and athenahealth Expand Availability of Real-Time Claim Adjudication