UnitedHealth Group Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Results

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Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:24am EST

Revenues Surpass $75 Billion in 2007
MINNEAPOLIS--(Business Wire)--UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH):

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-- Full Year Adjusted Earnings Per -- Fourth Quarter Earnings Per
 Share of $3.50(1), Up 18%          Share of $0.92; up 10%
-- Full Year Adjusted Operating    -- Fourth Quarter Operating Margin
 Margin of 10.6%(1)                 of 10.9%
-- Full Year Cash Flows of $5.9    -- Fourth Quarter Cash Flows of
 Billion                            $1.1 Billion
-- Full Year Return on Equity of   -- Fourth Quarter Return on Equity
 22%                                of 24%
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   UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) achieved record revenues and
earnings in 2007. Revenues exceeded $75 billion and were supported by
expanded operating margins and strong earnings growth.

   Stephen J. Hemsley, president and chief executive officer of
UnitedHealth Group, said, "This was a year defined by strong earnings
and financial performance, driven by improved service and operational
execution, and accompanied by ongoing innovation to enhance health
care. We continue to generate value through our balanced, diversified
business strategy, which enables us to contribute meaningful
improvements across the entire health care spectrum."

   UnitedHealth Group(R)

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Quarterly and Annual Financial Performance

                          Three Months Ended           Year Ended
                      --------------------------- --------------------
                      December September December  December   December
                         31,      30,       31,       31,        31,
                        2007     2007      2006      2007       2006
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Revenues              $18.71    $18.68   $18.13     $75.43    $71.54
                       billion  billion   billion   billion    billion
Earnings From          $2.04    $2.16     $1.98     $8.03      $6.98
 Operations            billion  billion   billion  billion(1)  billion
Operating Margin       10.9%     11.5%    10.9%    10.6%(1)     9.8%
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   UnitedHealth Group Highlights

   UnitedHealth Group reported growth in earnings from operations for
all reporting segments in 2007. Fourth quarter results included growth
in earnings from operations for Prescription Solutions, OptumHealth
and Ingenix, while Health Care Services fourth quarter earnings from
operations decreased modestly, as expected.

   --  Consolidated revenues for full year 2007 increased $3.9
        billion or 5 percent to $75.4 billion. Revenues for every
        reporting segment increased in 2007, with particularly notable
        growth in Prescription Solutions, Ingenix and AmeriChoice in
        Health Care Services. Fourth quarter revenues of $18.7 billion
        increased $577 million or 3 percent year-over-year and were
        stable sequentially.

   --  Full year adjusted earnings from operations of $8.0 billion
        advanced 15 percent over 2006 results. Each reporting segment
        increased its operating earnings by a double-digit percentage
        in 2007, led by Prescription Solutions, up 94 percent, and
        Ingenix, up 51 percent. Earnings from operations increased to
        $2.0 billion in the fourth quarter, up $57 million or 3
        percent over the prior year, and down $117 million or 5
        percent sequentially. This decline was entirely due to the
        seasonal decrease in Health Care Services fourth quarter
        results.

   --  Full year adjusted net earnings advanced to $4.766 billion(1),
        up $607 million or 15 percent over 2006 results. Fourth
        quarter consolidated net earnings increased to $1.216 billion,
        up $41 million or 3 percent year-over-year, and decreased $67
        million or 5 percent on a sequential quarter basis, as
        expected.

   --  The full year adjusted operating margin of 10.6 percent
        improved 80 basis points from 9.8 percent in 2006, driven by
        gains in both the medical care ratio and operating cost ratio.
        The consolidated fourth quarter operating margin of 10.9
        percent was stable with the fourth quarter of 2006.

   --  Full year adjusted earnings of $3.50 per share(1) increased 18
        percent from $2.97 per share in 2006 driven by 15 percent
        growth in adjusted earnings from operations and a 3 percent
        reduction in diluted weighted average shares outstanding.
        Fourth quarter earnings per share of $0.92 increased 10
        percent from $0.84 in the fourth quarter of 2006, and
        decreased 3 cents or 3 percent from the third quarter of 2007,
        as expected.

   --  Cash flows from operations were 126 percent of net earnings or
        $5.88 billion for the year, including $1.07 billion for the
        fourth quarter. The timing of state Medicaid program
        receivables collections, income tax payments and federal
        program payments affected fourth quarter cash flows.

   --  The 2007 consolidated medical care ratio of 80.6 percent
        decreased 60 basis points from 81.2 percent in 2006 due
        largely to improvements in public and senior markets
        businesses. The fourth quarter medical care ratio of 79.9
        percent was stable compared with 80.0 percent in the fourth
        quarter of 2006.

   --  Full year favorable development of prior year medical cost
        estimates of $420 million in 2007 compares to $430 million in
        2006 and $400 million in 2005. During the fourth quarter, the
        Company realized favorable development of $70 million in its
        estimates of medical costs incurred in 2006. The Company also
        realized $10 million in favorable development in the fourth
        quarter related to estimates of medical costs incurred in the
        first nine months of 2007, with no effect on full year
        results.

   --  Consolidated medical costs days payable were 57 days for the
        fourth quarter of 2007, as compared to 56 days for the fourth
        quarter of 2006. Excluding the AARP division of Ovations,
        medical costs days payable were 54 days for the fourth quarter
        of 2007 and 53 days for the fourth quarter of 2006.

   --  The full year adjusted operating cost ratio of 13.8 percent(1)
        improved 20 basis points from 14.0 percent in 2006 reflecting
        effective operating cost management. Operating costs
        represented 14.4 percent of revenues in the fourth quarter,
        including about 30 basis points of incremental advertising and
        related market launch expenses for the AARP-branded Medicare
        Advantage offerings. Excluding these expenses, the fourth
        quarter 2007 operating cost ratio was stable with fourth
        quarter 2006.

   --  The income tax rate of 36.3 percent was consistent for full
        year 2007 and 2006. The fourth quarter 2007 income tax rate of
        35.5 percent decreased 80 basis points sequentially primarily
        due to the mix of profitability among state tax jurisdictions.

   --  UnitedHealth Group repurchased 125 million shares in 2007 for
        $6.6 billion, including 40 million shares in the fourth
        quarter for $2.2 billion.

   --  Full year 2007 return on equity exceeded 22 percent, with
        fourth quarter 2007 annualized return on equity at 24 percent.
        Strong returns on equity were driven by double digit operating
        margins and an increasingly efficient capital structure.

   As previously disclosed, during the fourth quarter of 2007 the
Company completed the realignment of its business segment financial
reporting. The most prominent changes to segment reporting include
disclosure of the results of operations of the pharmacy benefit
management business - Prescription Solutions - as a free-standing
segment, and the inclusion of the large group, multi-site health
benefits company - Uniprise - as part of the Health Care Services
reporting segment. The fourth quarter and full year 2007 information
reflects this new reporting structure. Historical financial data also
reflect the new segment presentation to enhance comparability between
periods.

   Outlook

   UnitedHealth Group continues to project earnings of approximately
$3.95 to $4.00 per share for full year 2008, an increase of
approximately 13 percent to 14 percent over adjusted 2007 results, and
cash flows from operations are expected to approach $7 billion. First
quarter 2008 earnings are expected to be in the range of $0.82 to
$0.84 per share.

   UnitedHealthcare

   Ovations

   Uniprise(R)

   AmeriChoice

   Business Description - Health Care Services

   The Health Care Services segment provides a diverse set of
customers with health benefit offerings that address their needs for
greater access to affordable, quality care, and that are supported
through common networks integrated with shared clinical resources.
Within Health Care Services, UnitedHealthcare coordinates
network-based health and well-being services on behalf of small and
mid-sized local and multi-state employers and for individuals, while
Uniprise provides these services on a dedicated basis to large,
multi-site employers. Ovations delivers health and well-being services
to Americans over the age of 50, and AmeriChoice manages health care
services for state Medicaid programs and their beneficiaries.

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Quarterly and Annual Financial Performance

                             Three Months Ended         Year Ended
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                         December September December December December
                            31,      30,       31,      31,      31,
                           2007     2007      2006     2007     2006
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Revenues                 $17.57    $17.60   $17.13   $71.20   $67.82
                          billion  billion   billion  billion  billion
Earnings From Operations  $1.60    $1.79     $1.65    $6.60    $5.86
                          billion  billion   billion  billion  billion
Operating Margin           9.1%     10.2%     9.6%     9.3%     8.6%
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   Key Developments for Health Care Services

   The fourth quarter for the Health Care Services segment included
important product launch activities for UnitedHealthcare, improving
AmeriChoice financial performance, intensive marketing of Ovations
Medicare Advantage offerings for January 2008, and sequential growth
in fee-based employer-sponsored product lines offset by a decrease in
consumers served under risk-based arrangements.

   --  Full year Health Care Services revenues increased $3.4 billion
        or 5 percent to $71.2 billion, led by the $1.8 billion advance
        in Ovations revenues. Revenues grew $442 million or 3 percent
        year-over-year and decreased $31 million sequentially to $17.6
        billion in the fourth quarter of 2007. The decrease was
        primarily due to the timing of Part D revenue recognition and
        routine product and membership reconciliations with the
        Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, offset by business
        growth at AmeriChoice.

   --  Full year Health Care Services earnings from operations grew
        $735 million or 13 percent over 2006 results due largely to
        the strong performance of public and senior markets
        businesses. Fourth quarter Health Care Services earnings from
        operations of $1.6 billion decreased $50 million or 3 percent
        year-over-year and $187 million or 10 percent from third
        quarter of 2007. These decreases reflect a seasonally higher
        fourth quarter medical care ratio at UnitedHealthcare and
        increased market launch, advertising and enrollment costs for
        Ovations.

   --  Health Care Services full year operating margin of 9.3 percent
        expanded 70 basis points year-over-year and decreased 50 basis
        points year-over-year and 110 basis points sequentially to 9.1
        percent in the fourth quarter of 2007.

   --  Full year Ovations revenues of $26.5 billion increased more
        than $1.8 billion or 7 percent over 2006 results, with revenue
        advances in its AARP Medicare supplement, SecureHorizons
        Medicare Advantage, Evercare chronic and elderly, and Part D
        businesses. Ovations reported revenues of $6.3 billion in the
        fourth quarter, up $109 million or 2 percent year-over-year.
        Revenues decreased $87 million or 1 percent from the third
        quarter of 2007 due to the timing of Part D revenue
        recognition and routine product and membership reconciliations
        with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

   --  Ovations saw strong membership growth in its active Medicare
        supplement products in 2007, with its membership growing by
        125,000 seniors or 5 percent for the full year, including
        30,000 seniors or 1 percent growth in the fourth quarter.
        Participation in Medicare Advantage offerings was stable in
        the fourth quarter and decreased by 75,000 people or 5 percent
        in 2007, principally in Private Fee-for-Service products.

   --  On October 1, 2007, Ovations launched nationwide marketing for
        its Medicare products for 2008. New developments include a
        significant expansion of chronic care Special Needs Plan
        offerings from seven states to 34 states; new Part D drug
        benefits, including zero copay generic prescriptions filled by
        mail order; and targeted geographic expansions for Medicare
        Advantage programs. Importantly, Ovations network-based
        SecureHorizons Medicare Advantage programs are now exclusively
        offered on a co-branded basis with AARP for the first time.
        Ovations estimates it will add 125,000 to 175,000 seniors in
        its Medicare Advantage product lines in 2008.

   --  Full year AmeriChoice revenues of $4.5 billion increased $750
        million or 20 percent year-over-year, driven by strong organic
        growth in people served and moderate increases in premium
        yields on a same-state basis. AmeriChoice fourth quarter
        revenues of $1.2 billion increased $227 million or 24 percent
        year-over-year and $35 million or 3 percent from the third
        quarter of 2007.

   --  AmeriChoice expanded its services to an additional 245,000
        people in 2007, representing a 17 percent increase
        year-over-year, including 10,000 people in the fourth quarter.
        Growth highlights include the successful initiation of
        services to residents of central Tennessee covered by the
        TennCare program, expansion in Texas, and new services in
        Indiana that became available on January 1, 2008.

   --  UnitedHealthcare and Uniprise combined full year revenues of
        $40.3 billion increased by $821 million or 2 percent
        year-over-year as yield increases more than offset a modest
        reduction in people served. Fourth quarter revenues increased
        $106 million or 1 percent year-over-year and grew $21 million
        sequentially.

   --  UnitedHealthcare and Uniprise had a combined decrease of
        175,000 people served, or about 0.7 percent, across all
        products in 2007, including more than 300,000 people related
        to the continued repositioning of the PacifiCare acquisition,
        which will continue through the first half of 2008. The full
        year results include a decrease of 50,000 people in the fourth
        quarter, as growth of 25,000 consumers in fee-based products
        was offset by a reduction in risk-based membership of 75,000
        people.

   --  In 2007 Uniprise and UnitedHealthcare advanced their
        leadership position in the consumer-directed health benefit
        product market. These businesses served a total of 2.3 million
        people through their consumer-directed offerings at December
        31, 2007, representing organic growth of 425,000 consumers or
        22 percent year-over-year. More than 9 percent of commercial
        membership is in one of these plans, with penetration reaching
        12 percent for both Uniprise large group and UnitedHealthcare
        small business customers. This strong growth has been spurred
        by UnitedHealth Group's investment in tools and resources that
        engage and support consumers in information gathering and
        decision-making, as well as the ability to offer seamless
        linkages to health financial services through OptumHealth.

   --  The full year UnitedHealthcare medical care ratio of 82.1
        percent increased 230 basis points in 2007. As previously
        disclosed, this ratio reflects an unfavorable variance in
        reserve development between years and a shortfall in realized
        premium yield. The Company anticipates this medical care ratio
        will be stable in 2008.

   --  UnitedHealthcare's fourth quarter 2007 medical care ratio of
        83.7 percent compares to a ratio of 81.6 percent in the third
        quarter of 2007. The sequential increase reflects higher
        seasonal utilization of health care services in the fourth
        quarter, as anticipated, as well as an accrual that reduced
        premium revenues in the quarter, due to one state's recently
        issued regulatory determinations on prior year underwriting
        performance.

   OptumHealth(SM)

   Business Description - OptumHealth

   OptumHealth optimizes health, well-being and financial security
for people and organizations through personalized health advocacy and
engagement, specialized benefits such as behavioral, dental and vision
offerings, and health financial services. OptumHealth helps people
improve their lives by making informed decisions about their health
and health care finances.

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Quarterly and Annual Financial Performance
                             Three Months Ended         Year Ended
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                         December September December December December
                            31,      30,       31,      31,      31,
                           2007     2007      2006     2007     2006
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Revenues                  $1.26    $1.24     $1.11    $4.92    $4.34
                          billion  billion   billion  billion  billion
Earnings From Operations  $239      $224     $215     $895     $809
                          million  million   million  million  million
Operating Margin          19.0%     18.1%    19.4%    18.2%    18.6%
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   Key Developments for OptumHealth

   During 2007, UnitedHealth Group rebranded its specialty businesses
as OptumHealth, reinforcing their personalized, caring and lifelong
relationships with consumers. The unified OptumHealth image better
reflects its comprehensive and integrated capabilities.

   --  OptumHealth expanded its market share in 2007 by both
        providing services to 2.1 million more people and by
        increasing product and service penetration within its
        established customer base. Full year OptumHealth revenues of
        $4.9 billion increased $579 million or 13 percent, while
        fourth quarter revenues rose to $1.3 billion, up $145 million
        or 13 percent year-over-year, and $16 million or 1 percent
        over third quarter 2007.

   --  Full year earnings from operations at OptumHealth grew $86
        million or 11 percent year-over-year to $895 million. In the
        fourth quarter, earnings from operations of $239 million
        increased $24 million or 11 percent year-over-year and
        improved $15 million or 7 percent from third quarter 2007.

   --  The OptumHealth operating margin of 18.2 percent in 2007
        compares to 18.6 percent in 2006. The year-over-year margin
        change reflects strong growth from public sector clients that
        are contributing relatively larger per client revenues at
        comparatively lower overall margins. OptumHealth's fourth
        quarter operating margin of 19.0 percent decreased 40 basis
        points year-over-year but increased 90 basis points
        sequentially. The sequential gain in operating margin was
        principally due to effective operating cost management.

   --  Optum Financial Services (Exante) reached $460 million in
        assets under management and served more than 1.3 million
        financial accounts at December 31, 2007. Optum Financial
        Services (Exante) moved $19 billion in payments electronically
        to health system providers during 2007, representing 80
        percent growth in electronic payments year-over-year.

   Ingenix(R)

   Business Description

   Ingenix is a leader in the field of health care data, analysis and
application, serving pharmaceutical companies, health insurers and
other payers, physicians and other health care providers, large
employers and governments.

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Quarterly and Annual Financial Performance
                             Three Months Ended         Year Ended
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                         December September December December December
                            31,      30,       31,      31,      31,
                           2007     2007      2006     2007     2006
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Revenues                  $414      $344     $301     $1.30    $0.96
                          million  million   million  billion  billion
Earnings From             $120      $66       $74     $266     $176
 Operations               million  million   million  million  million
Operating Margin          29.0%     19.2%    24.6%    20.4%    18.4%
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   Key Developments for Ingenix

   Ingenix continues to build momentum, with strong growth in
virtually every performance metric. This business is responding to the
growing needs for data-driven solutions, analytics and consulting
services by all participants across the health care system. Fourth
quarter results show particularly notable strength due to the seasonal
sales activity that occurs annually in the fourth quarter in certain
Ingenix product lines.

   --  On a full year basis, Ingenix grew revenues by $348 million or
        36 percent over 2006 results, with strong revenue growth
        across every major product line. In the fourth quarter of
        2007, Ingenix revenues increased $113 million or 38 percent
        year-over-year and $70 million or 20 percent sequentially, to
        $414 million.

   --  The Ingenix revenue backlog of $1.7 billion at December 31,
        2007 increased 46 percent year-over-year, positioning Ingenix
        for continued growth performance in 2008.

   --  Market demand for newer Ingenix offerings continues to expand.
        For example, data interchange volume tripled year-over-year in
        the fourth quarter of 2007, and Ingenix nearly doubled its
        in-house consulting capacity to more than 1,000 professionals
        over the course of the year.

   --  Ingenix full year earnings from operations increased $90
        million or 51 percent, with fourth quarter earnings from
        operations of $120 million, up $46 million or 62 percent
        year-over-year and $54 million or 82 percent from third
        quarter 2007. The full year 2007 operating margin of 20.4
        percent improved 200 basis points over 2006. The fourth
        quarter 2007 operating margin of 29.0 percent increased 440
        basis points year-over-year and 980 basis points on a
        sequential basis, due to seasonal demand for certain
        higher-margin Ingenix offerings.

   Prescription Solutions(R)

   Business Description

   Prescription Solutions offers a comprehensive array of pharmacy
benefit management and specialty pharmacy management services to
employer groups, union trusts, seniors through Medicare prescription
drug plans, and commercial health plans.

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Quarterly and Annual Financial Performance
                                 Three Months Ended     Year Ended
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                         December September December December December
                            31,      30,       31,      31,      31,
                           2007     2007      2006     2007     2006
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Revenues                  $3.32    $3.25     $1.05   $13.25    $4.08
                          billion  billion   billion  billion  billion
Earnings From Operations   $78      $77       $41     $269     $139
                          million  million   million  million  million
Operating Margin           2.4%     2.4%      3.9%     2.0%     3.4%
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   Key Developments for Prescription Solutions

   During 2007 Prescription Solutions was established as a
free-standing reporting segment of UnitedHealth Group and continued to
strengthen its capabilities as it positioned for growth.

   --  On January 1, 2007, Prescription Solutions began providing
        prescription drug benefit services to approximately 4 million
        additional seniors on behalf of Ovations. Driven by this
        growth, Prescription Solutions revenues increased $9.2 billion
        or 224 percent for full year 2007 and $2.3 billion or 215
        percent for fourth quarter 2007, reaching $13.2 billion and
        $3.3 billion for the respective periods. Because of the
        relationship between Ovations and Prescription Solutions,
        approximately $9 billion of the full year revenue growth is
        eliminated in the intercompany elimination process.

   --  Full year earnings from operations grew $130 million or 94
        percent to $269 million, with fourth quarter earnings from
        operations of $78 million increasing $37 million or 90 percent
        over comparable 2006 results. The Prescription Solutions full
        year operating margin of 2.0 percent declined 140 basis points
        year-over-year, reflecting the comparatively lower margin
        earned in the high volume Ovations Part D prescription drug
        service contract and, to a lesser extent, costs associated
        with positioning the business for continued strong growth. For
        similar reasons, the fourth quarter operating margin of 2.4
        percent decreased 150 basis points year-over-year and was
        stable sequentially.

   About UnitedHealth Group

   UnitedHealth Group 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 seven operating businesses:
UnitedHealthcare, Uniprise, Ovations, AmeriChoice, Prescription
Solutions, OptumHealth and Ingenix. Through its family of businesses,
UnitedHealth Group serves more than 70 million individuals nationwide.
Visit www.unitedhealthgroup.com for more information.

   Earnings Conference Call

   As previously announced, UnitedHealth Group will discuss the
Company's results, strategy and future outlook on a conference call
with investors at 8:45 a.m. Eastern time today. UnitedHealth Group
will host a live webcast of this conference call from the Investor
Information page of the Company's Web site
(www.unitedhealthgroup.com). The webcast replay of the call will be
available on the same site for one week following the live call. The
conference call replay can also be accessed by dialing 1-800-642-1687,
conference ID #28398813. This earnings release and the Form 8-K dated
January 22, 2008, which may also be accessed in the Investor
Information section of the Company's Web site, include a
reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures.

   Forward-Looking Statements

   This press release may contain statements, estimates, projections,
guidance or outlook that constitute "forward-looking" statements as
defined under U.S. federal securities laws. Generally the words
"believe," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "plan,"
"project," "will" and similar expressions, identify forward-looking
statements, which generally are not historical in nature. These
statements may contain information about financial prospects, economic
conditions, trends and uncertainties. We caution that actual results
could differ materially from those that management expects, depending
on the outcome of certain factors. These forward-looking statements
involve risks and uncertainties that may cause UnitedHealth Group's
actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the
forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause results to
differ materially from the forward-looking statements include: the
potential consequences of the findings announced on October 15, 2006
of the investigation by an Independent Committee of directors of our
historic stock option practices; the consequences of the restatement
of our previous financial statements, related governmental reviews,
including a formal investigation by the Securities and Exchange
Commission, and review by the Internal Revenue Service, U.S.
Congressional committees, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of
New York and Minnesota Attorney General, a related review by the
Special Litigation Committee of the Company, and related shareholder
derivative actions, including whether court approval of the settlement
agreements between the Company and certain named defendants and the
dismissal of the derivative claims against all named defendants is
obtained, shareholder demands and purported securities and Employee
Retirement Income Security Act class actions, the resolution of
matters currently subject to an injunction issued by the United States
District Court for the District of Minnesota, a purported notice of
acceleration with respect to certain of the Company's debt securities
based upon an alleged event of default under the indenture governing
such securities, and recent management and director changes, and the
potential impact of each of these matters on our business, credit
ratings and debt; increases in health care costs that are higher than
we anticipated in establishing our premium rates, including increased
consumption of or costs of medical services; heightened competition as
a result of new entrants into our market, and consolidation of health
care companies and suppliers; events that may negatively affect our
contract with AARP; uncertainties regarding changes in Medicare,
including coordination of information systems and accuracy of certain
assumptions; funding risks with respect to revenues received from
Medicare and Medicaid programs; failure to achieve business growth
targets, including membership and enrollment; increases in costs and
other liabilities associated with increased litigation, legislative
activity and government regulation and review of our industry; our
ability to execute contracts on competitive terms with physicians,
hospitals and other service providers; regulatory and other risks
associated with the pharmacy benefits management industry; failure to
maintain effective and efficient information systems, which could
result in the loss of existing customers, difficulties in attracting
new customers, difficulties in determining medical costs estimates and
appropriate pricing, customer and physician and health care provider
disputes, regulatory violations, increases in operating costs, or
other adverse consequences; possible impairment of the value of our
intangible assets if future results do not adequately support goodwill
and intangible assets recorded for businesses that we acquire;
potential noncompliance by our business associates with patient
privacy data; misappropriation of our proprietary technology; failure
to complete or receive anticipated benefits of acquisitions; and
change in debt to total capital ratio that is lower or higher than we
anticipated.

   This list of important factors is not intended to be exhaustive. A
further list and description of some of these risks and uncertainties
can be found in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission from time to time, including annual reports on Form 10-K,
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. Any or
all forward-looking statements we make may turn out to be wrong. You
should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which
speak only as of the date they are made. Except to the extent
otherwise required by federal securities laws, we do not undertake to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

   (1) Further explanations of the non-GAAP measures referred to in
this release and reconciliations to the comparable GAAP measures are
included in the attached financial schedules.

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                          UNITEDHEALTH GROUP

       Earnings Release Schedules and Supplementary Information
            Quarter and Full Year Ended December 31, 2007

- Consolidated Statements of Operations

- Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

- Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

- Segment Financial Information

- Customer Profile Summary

- Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

     - Operating Results Excluding IRS Section 409A Charges

     - Consolidated Reporting Excluding AARP
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                          UNITEDHEALTH GROUP
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                 (in millions, except per share data)
                             (unaudited)

                                  Three Months Ended    Year Ended
                                     December 31,       December 31,
                                  ------------------ -----------------
                                    2007      2006   2007 (a)   2006
                                  --------- -------- -------- --------
REVENUES
Premiums                           $16,964  $16,565  $68,781  $65,666
Services                             1,202    1,090    4,608    4,268
Products                               260      221      898      737
Investment and Other Income            279      252    1,144      871
                                  --------- -------- -------- --------

   Total Revenues                   18,705   18,128   75,431   71,542
                                  --------- -------- -------- --------

OPERATING COSTS
Medical Costs                       13,551   13,246   55,435   53,308
Operating Costs                      2,698    2,556   10,583    9,981
Cost of Products Sold                  211      168      768      599
Depreciation and Amortization          207      177      796      670
                                  --------- -------- -------- --------

   Total Operating Costs            16,667   16,147   67,582   64,558
                                  --------- -------- -------- --------

EARNINGS FROM OPERATIONS             2,038    1,981    7,849    6,984

Interest Expense                      (153)    (129)    (544)    (456)
                                  --------- -------- -------- --------

EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES         1,885    1,852    7,305    6,528

Provision for Income Taxes            (669)    (677)  (2,651)  (2,369)
                                  --------- -------- -------- --------

NET EARNINGS                       $ 1,216  $ 1,175  $ 4,654  $ 4,159
                                  ========= ======== ======== ========

BASIC NET EARNINGS PER COMMON
 SHARE                             $  0.95  $  0.87  $  3.55  $  3.09
                                  ========= ======== ======== ========

DILUTED NET EARNINGS PER COMMON
 SHARE                             $  0.92  $  0.84  $  3.42  $  2.97
                                  ========= ======== ======== ========

Diluted Weighted-Average Common
 Shares Outstanding                  1,318    1,395    1,361    1,402
                                  ========= ======== ======== ========


(a) Includes $87 million of Operating Costs ($55 million after-tax or
 $.04 per share) for the settlement of Internal Revenue Code Section
 409A (IRS Section 409A) surtax liabilities on behalf of non-officer
 employees who exercised certain options in 2006 and 2007, and $89
 million of non-cash Operating Costs ($57 million after-tax or $.04
 per share) for the modification charge due to repricing unexercised
 options subject to IRS Section 409A.

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                          UNITEDHEALTH GROUP
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                            (in millions)
                             (unaudited)

                                             December 31, December 31,
                                                 2007         2006
                                             ------------ ------------

ASSETS
Cash and Short-Term Investments                   $ 9,619      $10,940
Accounts Receivable, net                            1,574        1,323
Other Current Assets                                4,351        3,781
                                             ------------ ------------

      Total Current Assets                         15,544       16,044

Long-Term Investments                              12,667        9,642
Other Long-Term Assets                             22,688       22,634
                                             ------------ ------------

   Total Assets                                   $50,899      $48,320
                                             ============ ============


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Medical Costs Payable                             $ 8,331      $ 8,076
Commercial Paper and Current Maturities of
 Long-Term Debt                                     1,946        1,483
Other Current Liabilities                           8,215        8,938
                                             ------------ ------------

      Total Current Liabilities                    18,492       18,497

Long-Term Debt, less Current Maturities             9,063        5,973
Future Policy Benefits for Life and Annuity
 Contracts                                          1,849        1,850
Deferred Income Taxes and Other Liabilities         1,432        1,190
Shareholders' Equity                               20,063       20,810
                                             ------------ ------------

   Total Liabilities and Shareholders'
    Equity                                        $50,899      $48,320
                                             ============ ============

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                          UNITEDHEALTH GROUP
           CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                            (in millions)
                             (unaudited)

                                               Year Ended December 31,
                                               -----------------------
                                                  2007        2006
                                               ----------- -----------
Operating Activities
   Net Earnings                                   $ 4,654     $ 4,159
   Noncash Items:
      Depreciation and amortization                   796         670
      Deferred income taxes and other                (127)       (267)
      Stock-based compensation                        505         404
   Net changes in operating assets and
    liabilities                                        49       1,560
                                               ----------- -----------
      Cash Flows From Operating Activities          5,877       6,526
                                               ----------- -----------

Investing Activities
   Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash
    assumed and other effects                        (262)       (670)
   Purchases of property, equipment and
    capitalized software, net                        (871)       (676)
   Net purchases of investments                    (3,014)       (755)
                                               ----------- -----------
      Cash Flows Used For Investing Activities     (4,147)     (2,101)
                                               ----------- -----------

Financing Activities
   Common stock repurchases                        (6,599)     (2,345)
   Net change in commercial paper and debt          3,569         577
   Customer funds administered                     (1,110)      1,705
   Proceeds from common stock issuances               712         397
   Other, net                                         243         140
                                               ----------- -----------
      Cash Flows (Used For) From Financing
       Activities                                  (3,185)        474
                                               ----------- -----------

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash
 equivalents                                       (1,455)      4,899
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period     10,320       5,421
                                               ----------- -----------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period          $ 8,865     $10,320
                                               =========== ===========

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                          UNITEDHEALTH GROUP
               SEGMENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION - 2007 (a)
                            (in millions)
                             (unaudited)

REVENUES
--------------------

                                                            Year
                              Three Months Ended            Ended
                     ------------------------------------ ---------
                      March                      December
                       31,    June 30, September   31,    December
                       2007     2007    30, 2007   2007    31, 2007
                     -------- -------- --------- -------- ---------

  Health Care
   Services (b)      $18,056  $17,968   $17,603  $17,572  $ 71,199
  OptumHealth          1,190    1,237     1,239    1,255     4,921
  Ingenix                262      284       344      414     1,304
  Prescription
   Solutions           3,379    3,304     3,249    3,317    13,249
  Eliminations        (3,840)  (3,793)   (3,756)  (3,853)  (15,242)
                     -------- -------- --------- -------- ---------

    Total
     Consolidated    $19,047  $19,000   $18,679  $18,705  $ 75,431
                     ======== ======== ========= ======== =========


EARNINGS FROM
 OPERATIONS
--------------------

                                                            Year
                              Three Months Ended            Ended
                     ------------------------------------ ---------
                      March                      December
                       31,    June 30, September   31,    December
                       2007     2007    30, 2007   2007    31, 2007
                     -------- -------- --------- -------- ---------

  Health Care
   Services          $ 1,458  $ 1,748   $ 1,788  $ 1,601  $  6,595
  OptumHealth            213      219       224      239       895
  Ingenix                 38       42        66      120       266
  Prescription
   Solutions              49       65        77       78       269
  Corporate             (176)       -         -        -      (176)(c)
                     -------- -------- --------- -------- ---------

    Total
     Consolidated    $ 1,582  $ 2,074   $ 2,155  $ 2,038  $  7,849
                     ======== ======== ========= ======== =========


MEDICAL CARE RATIOS
--------------------

                                                            Year
                              Three Months Ended            Ended
                     ------------------------------------ ---------
                      March                      December
                       31,    June 30, September   31,    December
                       2007     2007    30, 2007   2007    31, 2007
                     -------- -------- --------- -------- ---------

  UnitedHealthcare      81.2%    82.0%     81.6%    83.7%     82.1%
  Commercial Markets    81.8%    82.4%     82.0%    84.1%     82.6%

  (a) During the fourth quarter of 2007, we completed the transition
   to our new operating structure and business segment financial
   reporting. The fourth quarter and full year 2007 information
   reflects this new reporting structure. Historical financial data
   also reflect the new segment presentation to enhance comparability
   between periods.

  (b) Revenues for Q107, Q207, Q307, Q407 and full year 2007 were
   $10,052, $10,049, $10,083, $10,104 and $40,288 for Commercial
   Markets (UnitedHealthcare and Uniprise); $7,026, $6,791, $6,365,
   $6,278 and $26,460 for Ovations; and $978, $1,128, $1,155, $1,190
   and $4,451 for AmeriChoice, respectively.

  (c) Includes $87 million of Operating Costs for the settlement of
   Internal Revenue Code Section 409A (IRS Section 409A) surtax
   liabilities on behalf of non-officer employees who exercised
   certain options in 2006 and 2007, and $89 million of non-cash
   Operating Costs for the modification charge due to repricing
   unexercised options subject to IRS Section 409A.

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                          UNITEDHEALTH GROUP
               SEGMENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION - 2006 (a)
                            (in millions)
                             (unaudited)

REVENUES
---------------------

                                                               Year
                                Three Months Ended             Ended
                      -------------------------------------- ---------
                      March 31, June 30, September December  December
                         2006     2006    30, 2006  31, 2006  31, 2006
                      --------- -------- --------- --------- ---------

  Health Care
   Services (b)        $16,696  $16,961   $17,030   $17,130   $67,817
  OptumHealth            1,066    1,079     1,087     1,110     4,342
  Ingenix                  202      210       243       301       956
  Prescription
   Solutions               953    1,037     1,041     1,053     4,084
  Eliminations          (1,336)  (1,424)   (1,431)   (1,466)   (5,657)
                      --------- -------- --------- --------- ---------

    Total
     Consolidated      $17,581  $17,863   $17,970   $18,128   $71,542
                      ========= ======== ========= ========= =========


EARNINGS FROM
 OPERATIONS
---------------------

                                                               Year
                                Three Months Ended             Ended
                      -------------------------------------- ---------
                      March 31, June 30, September December  December
                         2006     2006    30, 2006  31, 2006  31, 2006
                      --------- -------- --------- --------- ---------

  Health Care
   Services            $ 1,247  $ 1,403   $ 1,559   $ 1,651   $ 5,860
  OptumHealth              183      201       210       215       809
  Ingenix                   27       26        49        74       176
  Prescription
   Solutions                16       37        45        41       139
  Corporate                  -        -         -         -         -
                      --------- -------- --------- --------- ---------

    Total
     Consolidated      $ 1,473  $ 1,667   $ 1,863   $ 1,981   $ 6,984
                      ========= ======== ========= ========= =========


MEDICAL CARE RATIOS
---------------------

                                                               Year
                                Three Months Ended             Ended
                      -------------------------------------- ---------
                      March 31, June 30, September December  December
                         2006     2006    30, 2006  31, 2006  31, 2006
                      --------- -------- --------- --------- ---------

  UnitedHealthcare        79.4%    79.9%     79.4%     80.4%     79.8%
  Commercial Markets      80.1%    80.6%     80.1%     81.0%     80.5%

(a) During the fourth quarter of 2007, we completed the transition to
 our new operating structure and business segment financial reporting.
 Historical financial data reflect the new segment presentation to
 enhance comparability between periods.

(b) Revenues for Q106, Q206, Q306, Q406 and full year 2006 were
 $9,752, $9,858, $9,859, $9,998 and $39,467 for Commercial Markets
 (UnitedHealthcare and Uniprise); $6,054, $6,205, $6,221, $6,169 and
 $24,649 for Ovations; and $890, $898, $950, $963 and $3,701 for
 AmeriChoice, respectively.

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                          UNITEDHEALTH GROUP
                   CUSTOMER PROFILE SUMMARY - 2007
                            (in thousands)
                             (unaudited)


                             December September  June  March  December
People Served                  2007     2007     2007   2007    2006
---------------------------- -------- --------- ------ ------ --------

Commercial Risk-based          10,805    10,880 11,010 11,050   11,285
Commercial Fee-based           14,720    14,695 14,680 14,695   14,415
                             -------- --------- ------ ------ --------

   Total Commercial            25,525    25,575 25,690 25,745   25,700
                             ======== ========= ====== ====== ========

Medicare Advantage              1,370     1,370  1,350  1,340    1,445
Medicaid                        1,710     1,700  1,700  1,500    1,465
Standardized Medicare
 Supplement                     2,400     2,370  2,330  2,315    2,275
                             -------- --------- ------ ------ --------

   Total Public and Senior
    (a)                         5,480     5,440  5,380  5,155    5,185
                             ======== ========= ====== ====== ========

   Total Health Care
    Services Medical
    Benefits                   31,005    31,015 31,070 30,900   30,885
                             ======== ========= ====== ====== ========

Total People Served            70,950    70,990 71,095 70,970   70,680
                             ======== ========= ====== ====== ========


Supplemental Data - included
 above

   OptumHealth                 58,700    58,500 58,100 57,800   56,600
                             ======== ========= ====== ====== ========

   Total Part D Prescription
    Drug Plans                  5,950     5,950  5,890  5,865    5,740
                             ======== ========= ====== ====== ========

   Consumer-Directed Health
    Plans                       2,315     2,290  2,245  2,180    1,890
                             ======== ========= ====== ====== ========


(a) Excludes pre-standardized Medicare Supplement and other AARP
 products. These products are included in Total People Served.

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                          UNITEDHEALTH GROUP
                   CUSTOMER PROFILE SUMMARY - 2006
                            (in thousands)
                             (unaudited)


                             December September  June  March  December
People Served                  2006     2006     2006   2006    2005
---------------------------- -------- --------- ------ ------ --------

Commercial Risk-based          11,285    11,100 11,195 11,205   11,350
Commercial Fee-based           14,415    14,410 14,425 14,295   13,240
                             -------- --------- ------ ------ --------

   Total Commercial            25,700    25,510 25,620 25,500   24,590
                             ======== ========= ====== ====== ========

Medicare Advantage              1,445     1,440  1,425  1,320    1,185
Medicaid                        1,465     1,445  1,400  1,380    1,290
Standardized Medicare
 Supplement                     2,275     2,250  2,225  2,200    2,150
                             -------- --------- ------ ------ --------

   Total Public and Senior
    (a)                         5,185     5,135  5,050  4,900    4,625
                             ======== ========= ====== ====== ========

   Total Health Care
    Services Medical
    Benefits                   30,885    30,645 30,670 30,400   29,215
                             ======== ========= ====== ====== ========

Total People Served            70,680    70,385 70,085 69,220   65,945
                             ======== ========= ====== ====== ========


Supplemental Data - included
 above

   OptumHealth                 56,600    56,300 55,600 55,600   53,900
                             ======== ========= ====== ====== ========

   Total Part D Prescription
    Drug Plans                  5,740     5,745  5,670  4,500        -
                             ======== ========= ====== ====== ========

   Consumer-Directed Health
    Plans                       1,890     1,850  1,800  1,625    1,175
                             ======== ========= ====== ====== ========


(a) Excludes pre-standardized Medicare Supplement and other AARP
 products. These products are included in Total People Served.

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                          UNITEDHEALTH GROUP
            Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
       Operating Results Excluding IRS Section 409A Charges (a)
                 (in millions, except per share data)
                             (unaudited)


                                   Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
                                  ------------------------------------
                                                            Operating
                                                             Results
                                                             Excluding
                                                               IRS
                                                             Section
                                  Consolidated  Non-GAAP       409A
                                      GAAP      Reconciling  Charges
                                    Reporting      Items        (a)
                                  ------------ ------------ ----------
REVENUES
Premiums                               $17,464           $-    $17,464
Services                                 1,116            -      1,116
Products                                   197            -        197
Investment and Other Income                270            -        270
                                  ------------ ------------ ----------

  Total Revenues                        19,047            -     19,047
                                  ------------ ------------ ----------

OPERATING COSTS
Medical Costs                           14,440            -     14,440
Operating Costs                          2,664        (176)      2,488
Cost of Products Sold                      170            -        170
Depreciation and Amortization              191            -        191
                                  ------------ ------------ ----------

  Total Operating Costs                 17,465        (176)     17,289
                                  ------------ ------------ ----------

EARNINGS FROM OPERATIONS                 1,582          176      1,758

Interest Expense                         (116)            -      (116)
                                  ------------ ------------ ----------

EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES             1,466          176      1,642

Provision for Income Taxes               (539)         (64)      (603)
                                  ------------ ------------ ----------

NET EARNINGS                              $927         $112     $1,039
                                  ============ ============ ==========

DILUTED NET EARNINGS PER COMMON
 SHARE                                   $0.66        $0.08      $0.74
                                  ============ ============ ==========

Diluted Weighted-Average Common
 Shares Outstanding                      1,399            -      1,399
                                  ============ ============ ==========

Medical Care Ratio                       82.7%                   82.7%
Operating Cost Ratio                     14.0%                   13.1%
Operating Margin                          8.3%                    9.2%


                                      Year Ended December 31, 2007
                                  ------------------------------------
                                                            Operating
                                                             Results
                                                             Excluding
                                                               IRS
                                                             Section
                                  Consolidated  Non-GAAP       409A
                                      GAAP      Reconciling  Charges
                                    Reporting      Items        (a)
                                 ------------- ------------ ----------
REVENUES
Premiums                               $68,781           $-    $68,781
Services                                 4,608            -      4,608
Products                                   898            -        898
Investment and Other Income              1,144            -      1,144
                                  ------------ ------------ ----------

  Total Revenues                        75,431            -     75,431
                                  ------------ ------------ ----------

OPERATING COSTS
Medical Costs                           55,435            -     55,435
Operating Costs                         10,583        (176)     10,407
Cost of Products Sold                      768            -        768
Depreciation and Amortization              796            -        796
                                  ------------ ------------ ----------

  Total Operating Costs                 67,582        (176)     67,406
                                  ------------ ------------ ----------

EARNINGS FROM OPERATIONS                 7,849          176      8,025

Interest Expense                         (544)            -      (544)
                                  ------------ ------------ ----------

EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES             7,305          176      7,481

Provision for Income Taxes             (2,651)         (64)    (2,715)
                                  ------------ ------------ ----------

NET EARNINGS                            $4,654         $112     $4,766
                                  ============ ============ ==========

DILUTED NET EARNINGS PER COMMON
 SHARE                                   $3.42        $0.08      $3.50
                                  ============ ============ ==========

Diluted Weighted-Average Common
 Shares Outstanding                      1,361            -      1,361
                                  ============ ============ ==========

Medical Care Ratio                       80.6%                   80.6%
Operating Cost Ratio                     14.0%                   13.8%
Operating Margin                         10.4%                   10.6%


  (a) Excludes charges recorded in the first quarter of 2007 related
   to IRS Section 409A stock option matters. This is a non-GAAP
   measure that management believes improves the comparability of the
   Company's results between periods.

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                          UNITEDHEALTH GROUP
            Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
              Consolidated Reporting Excluding AARP (a)
                            (in millions)
                             (unaudited)


                                              Quarter Ended
                                            December 31, 2007
                                    ----------------------------------
                                                          Consolidated
                                    Consolidated  AARP     Reporting
                                        GAAP      Program  Excluding
                                      Reporting   Balance   AARP (a)
                                    ------------ -------- ------------
Accounts Receivable, net            $      1,574 $    459 $      1,115
Medical Costs Payable               $      8,331 $  1,109 $      7,222
Medical Costs                       $     13,551 $  1,177 $     12,374
Medical Days Payable                          57       87           54
Days Sales Outstanding                         8       32            6


                                              Quarter Ended
                                            September 30, 2007
                                    ----------------------------------
                                                          Consolidated
                                    Consolidated  AARP     Reporting
                                        GAAP      Program  Excluding
                                      Reporting   Balance   AARP (a)
                                    ------------ -------- ------------
Accounts Receivable, net            $      1,318 $    461 $        857
Medical Costs Payable               $      8,370 $  1,080 $      7,290
Medical Costs                       $     13,500 $  1,178 $     12,322
Medical Days Payable                          57       84           54
Days Sales Outstanding                         7       31            5


                                        Quarter Ended
                                      December 31, 2006
                              ----------------------------------
                                                    Consolidated
                              Consolidated  AARP     Reporting
                                  GAAP      Program  Excluding
                                Reporting   Balance   AARP (a)
                              ------------ -------- ------------
Accounts Receivable, net      $      1,323 $    417 $        906
Medical Costs Payable         $      8,076 $  1,004 $      7,072
Medical Costs                 $     13,246 $  1,082 $     12,164
Medical Days Payable                    56       85           53
Days Sales Outstanding                   7       31            5


(a) Certain account balances and financial measures have been
     presented in this earnings release excluding our AARP business.
     Management believes these disclosures are meaningful since
     underwriting gains or losses related to the AARP business are
     recorded as an increase or decrease to a rate stabilization fund
     (RSF) and the effects of changes in balance sheet amounts
     associated with the AARP program accrue to the overall benefit of
     the AARP policyholders through the RSF balance. Although the
     Company is at risk for underwriting losses to the extent
     cumulative net losses exceed the balance in the RSF, the Company
     has not been required to fund any underwriting deficits to date
     and management believes the RSF balance is sufficient to cover
     potential future underwriting or other risks associated with the
     contract.
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UnitedHealth Group
Investors:
Brett Manderfeld, 952-936-7216
Vice President
or
John S. Penshorn, 952-936-7214
Senior Vice President
or
G. Mike Mikan, 952-936-7374
Chief Financial Officer
or
Media:
Don Nathan, 952-936-1885
Senior Vice President

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