MINNEAPOLIS (April 9, 2009) – UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) announced that several of its businesses have won World Wide Web Health Awards for excellence in Web-based consumer health content.

Among the accolades, UnitedHealthcare’s consumer Web site www.myuhc.com won a Gold award – the highest honor – in the category of Health Promotion and Disease and Injury Prevention Information.  UnitedHealthcare Medicare Solutions won a Silver award for its Web site reaching adults age 60 and over.  Other award-winning sites include UnitedHealthcare’s Golden Rule Insurance Company and OptumHealth.

“Our innovative and creative teams have been recognized for their effectiveness in helping our customers make choices that can lead to living healthier lives,” said Reed Tuckson, M.D., UnitedHealth Group’s executive vice president and chief of medical affairs.  “It is encouraging to all of us at UnitedHealth Group that our commitment to providing personally relevant health information and decision-making support is being recognized in such a prestigious manner.”

The World Wide Web Health Awards recognizes the best Web-based health-related content for consumers and professionals.  Held twice a year – spring/summer and fall/winter – the awards program is organized by the Health Information Resource Center (HIRC), a national clearinghouse for consumer health information programs and materials. 

HIRC presented 2008 Fall/Winter Gold, Silver, Bronze and Merit awards to the following UnitedHealth Group sites:

Gold
www.myuhc.com UnitedHealthcare
Class: Health Promotion/Disease & Injury Prevention Information
Category: Extranet
Division: Insurance Company
Audience: All Adults 21+ years

Silver
www.uhcmedicaresolutions.com UnitedHealthcare Medicare Solutions
Class: Advertising/Marketing Information
Category: Web Site
Division: Insurance Company
Audience: Older Adults only 60+ years

Bronze
www.uhclatino.com UnitedHealthcare Latino Health Solutions
Class: Health Promotion/Disease & Injury Prevention Information
Category: Web Site
Division: Insurance Company
Audience: All Adults 21+ years

www.myoptumhealth.com OptumHealth
Class: Health Promotion/Disease & Injury Prevention Information
Category: Web Site
Division: Insurance Company
Audience: All Adults 21+ years

www.hsacenter.com Golden Rule Insurance Company 
Class: Advertising/Marketing Information
Category: Web Site
Division:  Insurance Company
Audience: All Adults 21+ years

Merit
www.uhcasian.com UnitedHealthcare Asian American Markets
Class: Health Promotion/Disease & Injury Prevention Information
Category: Web Site
Division:  Insurance Company
Audience: All Adults 21+ years

UnitedHealth Group’s winning Web sites were chosen among nearly 1,000 entries based on accuracy, success in reaching the targeted audience and overall quality and were judged by a panel of international health information and Internet experts.  To ensure simultaneous, equal review of all sites, judges reviewed all entries during a five- to six-week period.  

The Web Health Awards is an extension of HIRC's 16-year-old National Health Information Awards (NHIA), the largest program of its kind in the United States.

About UnitedHealth Group
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) is a diversified health and well-being company dedicated to making health care work better. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., UnitedHealth Group offers a broad spectrum of products and services through six operating businesses: UnitedHealthcare, Ovations, AmeriChoice, OptumHealth, Ingenix, and Prescription Solutions. Through its family of businesses, UnitedHealth Group serves more than 70 million individuals nationwide.