UnitedHealth Group Statement on: The UnitedHealth Group and NHLBI Collaborating Centers of Excellence (COEs) Network

MINNEAPOLIS--(Business Wire)--
UnitedHealth Group President, Global Health, Simon Stevens released the
following statement:

"We are delighted that the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has
joined with UnitedHealth Group`s Chronic Disease Initiative in establishing the
`UnitedHealth Group and NHLBI Collaborating Centers of Excellence` (COEs). This
worldwide network of research and training centers will build institutional and
community capacity to prevent and control chronic diseases, such as
cardiovascular, lung diseases and diabetes. Unless we make chronic disease
prevention a worldwide priority, the personal, social, economic and political
consequences will reverberate throughout the globe. The time has come to
increase resources to counter the pandemic of chronic disease sweeping through
low- and middle-income countries."

To interview a UnitedHealth Group spokesperson, contact Marti Jones at
952-931-5490 or martha_jones@uhc.com.

Information on all of the UnitedHealth Group and the NHLBI Collaborating Centers
of Excellence can be found on the NHLBI Global Health Initiative Web site,
www.globalhealth.nhlbi.nih.gov (to go live at 6:30 p.m. EDT on June 10).

Information on UnitedHealth Group can be found at www.unitedhealthgroup.com.

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.

UnitedHealth Group
Marti Jones, 952-931-5490
Martha_jones@uhc.com

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