MINNEAPOLIS – (Mar. 26, 2009) – Recognizing the important role women play in making health care decisions, UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) company, has launched Source4Women, a Web site and online community to help women of all ages more easily manage their health care.

Source4Women (www.uhc.com/Source4Women) offers women access to comprehensive information on a range of health topics and provides them with tools that help simplify and streamline important tasks such as handling health insurance claims and finding a physician.  In addition, the site offers a range of health, wellness and disease-management programs that address women’s health as they age.  Armed with these resources, women can personalize their health care experience regardless of their life stage and manage their health and that of their families.

According to a  recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation, women make 85 percent of health care decisions and control two-thirds of the health care spending in the U.S.

“Source4Women will make it easier for women to support their families’ health needs,” said Gail Boudreaux, president of UnitedHealthcare.

“Time is sparse for many women who are juggling jobs, children and other obligations while trying to make sure they and their families stay healthy,” said Boudreaux.  “Because so many women are turning to the Internet for information, we developed a comprehensive resource that puts all of the information women need right at their fingertips. We believe Source4Women will help make their lives a little bit easier.”

Women visiting the Source4Women Web site can also:

• join online communities such as Health Insurance 101 and healthy living groups;
• access tools, tips and checklists;
• obtain information on  women’s and family health topics.

Women also will have the opportunity to participate in UnitedHealthcare-sponsored educational forums and health fairs in cities across the U.S.  In 2009, Source4Women events are planned for Chicago, Dallas and Philadelphia, featuring locally and nationally recognized experts who will speak on a variety of health and wellness topics women deal with every day. 

Source4Women’s online community will be live beginning in late April.

About UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare (www.unitedhealthcare.com) provides a full spectrum of consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services to individuals, public sector employers and businesses of all sizes, including more than half of the Fortune 100 companies.  The company organizes access to quality, affordable health care services on behalf of more than 26 million consumers, contracting directly with more than 580,000 physicians and care professionals and 4,900 hospitals to offer them broad, convenient access to services nationwide.  UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified Fortune 50 health and well-being company.