UnitedHealthcare Specialty Benefits Awarded State of Connecticut Dental Contract...

Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:00am EDT

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UnitedHealthcare Specialty Benefits Awarded State of Connecticut Dental Contract Renewal

   Prenatal Dental Care, Consumer MaxMultiplier Are Key Features of
                         Extended Relationship
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn.--(Business Wire)--
UnitedHealthcare Specialty Benefits announced today it has been
awarded a three-year renewal of its dental contract serving 150,000
State of Connecticut employees, retirees and their families.

   "Under our renewed relationship, the State of Connecticut
continues to provide employees, retirees and their families with
access to high quality dental plans and wellness programs that are
affordable and easy to use," said Al Bowles, chief marketing officer
of UnitedHealthcare Specialty Benefits.

   Two UnitedHealthcare Specialty Benefits solutions were of
particular interest to the State of Connecticut:

   --  Prenatal Dental Care provides additional preventive care
        coverage for expectant mothers in their second and third
        trimester of pregnancy. A mother's healthy teeth and gums
        during pregnancy have been clinically proven to contribute to
        her child's overall good health.

   --  The Consumer MaxMultiplier increases the amount of overall
        coverage an individual has and can carry over from one year to
        the next, in return for obtaining preventive and diagnostic
        dental care. This carryover feature is especially helpful for
        people who know they will incur higher dental expenses in the
        future.

   In addition to the renewal for dental benefits, UnitedHealthcare
Medical/Oxford, a sister company of UnitedHealthcare Specialty
Benefits, will continue to offer medical coverage as an option for
employees and retirees through July 31, 2011.

   About UnitedHealthcare Specialty Benefits

   UnitedHealthcare Specialty Benefits offers a broad array of
specialty benefits, including vision, dental, group and voluntary
insurance, worksite individual insurance and non-insurance programs.
UnitedHealthcare Specialty Benefits is a business unit of OptumHealth,
the health and wellness unit of UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (NYSE: UNH).
More information about UnitedHealthcare Specialty Benefits can be
found at www.uhcspecialtybenefits.com.

UnitedHealthcare Specialty Benefits
Dale Kurschner
Sr. Director, Communications
(763) 797-2445

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