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This excerpt taken from the UNH 8-K filed Jul 21, 2009.

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Ovations revenues were $8.0 billion in the second quarter, up $928 million or 13 percent year-over-year.

 

   

For Medicare Advantage programs, Ovations reported second quarter growth of 45,000 people and year-to-date growth of 245,000 people or 16 percent. Strengthened product design, marketing and distribution and local market engagement drove strong, balanced growth in Medicare Advantage.

 

   

Steady growth in active Medicare Supplement products has continued in the second quarter, with Ovations increasing the number of seniors served in this product family by 25,000 to more than 2.6 million people.

 

   

At June 30, 2009 approximately 5.9 million people participated in the Company’s Part D prescription drug plans. Including Part D plans, Ovations has brought services to 550,000 additional seniors across its businesses thus far in 2009, driven exclusively by organic growth.

This excerpt taken from the UNH 8-K filed Apr 21, 2009.

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Ovations revenues were $8.4 billion in the first quarter, up $973 million or 13 percent year-over-year.

 

   

For Medicare Advantage programs, Ovations reported first quarter growth of 200,000 people or 13 percent year-over-year. Strengthened product design, marketing and distribution and local market engagement drove strong, balanced growth in Medicare Advantage.

 

   

Steady growth in active Medicare Supplement products has continued, with Ovations increasing the number of seniors served in this product family by 60,000 to 2.6 million in the first quarter.

 

   

Ovations experienced strong first quarter growth in Part D prescription drug plans, which increased by approximately 400,000 seniors in the quarter, including individuals receiving Part D benefits integrated with their medical benefits through Medicare Advantage plans. Ovations now serves more than 5.8 million people in Part D prescription drug plans, an increase of 7 percent year-over-year, reflecting the value consumers see in broad network access, competitive benefit designs and comprehensive drug formularies.

This excerpt taken from the UNH 10-K filed Feb 11, 2009.

Ovations

Ovations provides health and well-being services for individuals age 50 and older, addressing their unique needs for preventive and acute health care services as well as for services dealing with chronic disease and other specialized issues for older individuals. Ovations is fully dedicated to this market segment, as it provides products and services in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories. Ovations participates nationally in the Medicare program, offering a wide-ranging spectrum of Medicare products, including Medigap products that supplement traditional fee-for-service coverage, more traditional health-plan-type programs under Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage, and special offerings for beneficiaries who are chronically ill and/or Medicare and Medicaid dual-eligible.

Ovations has extensive capabilities and experience with distribution, including direct marketing to consumers on behalf of its key clients – AARP, the nation’s largest membership organization dedicated to the needs of people age 50 and over, state and U.S. government agencies and employer groups. Ovations also has distinct pricing, underwriting and clinical program management, and marketing capabilities dedicated to risk-based health products and services in the senior and geriatric markets.

We currently have a number of contracts with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which primarily relate to the Medicare health benefit programs authorized under the 2003 Medicare Modernization Act. Beginning January 1, 2006, we began serving as a plan sponsor offering Medicare Part D prescription drug insurance coverage. Premium revenues from CMS were 25% of our total consolidated revenues for the year ended December 31, 2008, most of which were generated by Ovations.

Ovations is organized into four major groups: SecureHorizons, Ovations Part D, Insurance Solutions and Evercare.

SecureHorizons. SecureHorizons provides health care coverage for seniors and other eligible Medicare beneficiaries primarily through the Medicare Advantage program administered by CMS. SecureHorizons offers Medicare Advantage HMO plans, preferred provider organization (PPO) plans, Special Needs Plans, Point-of-Service (POS) plans, and Private-Fee-for-Service plans. Under the Medicare Advantage programs, SecureHorizons provides health insurance coverage to eligible Medicare beneficiaries in exchange for a fixed monthly premium per member from CMS that varies based on the geographic areas in which members reside, demographic factors such as age, gender, and institutionalized status, and the health status of the individual. Most products are offered under the “AARP Medicare Complete provided through SecureHorizons” brand name. SecureHorizons offers Medicare Advantage products in all 50 states. As of December 31, 2008, Ovations had approximately 1.5 million enrolled individuals in its Medicare Advantage products, including approximately 245,000 individuals served by Evercare.

Ovations Part D. Ovations provides the Medicare prescription drug benefit (Part D) to beneficiaries throughout the United States and its territories. Among the several Part D plans it offers, Ovations provides Medicare Part D coverage plans with the AARP brand. Ovations provides Part D drug coverage through its Medicare Advantage program, Special Needs Plans (covering individuals who live in an institutional long-term care setting, individuals dual-eligible for Medicaid and Medicare services or individuals with severe or disabling chronic conditions) and stand-alone Part D plans. As of December 31, 2008, Ovations had enrolled approximately 5.5 million members in the Part D program, including approximately 4.1 million members in the stand-alone Part D plans and approximately 1.4 million members in Medicare Advantage plans incorporating Part D coverage.

Insurance Solutions. Insurance Solutions offers a range of health insurance products and services to AARP members, and has expanded the scope of services and programs offered over the past several years. Ovations

 

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provides standardized Medicare supplement and hospital indemnity insurance from its insurance company affiliates to approximately 3.8 million AARP members. Additional Ovations services include a nurse healthline service, a lower cost standardized Medicare supplement offering that provides consumers with a national hospital network, 24-hour access to health care information, and access to discounted health services from a network of physicians.

Evercare. Evercare offers complete, individualized care planning and care benefits for aging, disabled and chronically ill individuals. Evercare serves approximately 400,000 individuals (including approximately 245,000 individuals in the Medicare Advantage products) across the nation in long-term care settings including nursing homes, community-based settings and private homes, as well as through hospice and palliative care. Evercare offers services through innovative care management and clinical programs. Evercare integrates federal, state and personal funding through a continuum of products from Special Needs Plans and long-term care Medicaid programs to hospice care, and serves people in 36 states and in the District of Columbia in home, community and nursing home settings. These services are provided primarily through nurse practitioners, nurses and care managers.

Evercare Solutions for Caregivers is a comprehensive eldercare service program providing service coordination, consultation, claim management and information resources nationwide. Proprietary, automated medical record software enables the Evercare clinical care teams to capture and track patient data and clinical encounters, creating a comprehensive set of coherent care information that bridges across home, hospital and nursing home care settings for high-risk populations. Evercare also operates hospice and palliative care programs in 10 states (15 markets).

This excerpt taken from the UNH 10-K filed Feb 21, 2008.

Ovations

Ovations provides health and well-being services for individuals age 50 and older, addressing their unique needs for preventive and acute health care services as well as for services dealing with chronic disease and other specialized issues for older individuals. Ovations is one of a few enterprises fully dedicated to this market segment, providing products and services in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Ovations participates nationally in the Medicare program, offering a wide-ranging spectrum of Medicare products, including Medigap products that supplement traditional fee-for-service coverage, more traditional health-plan-type programs under Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage, and special offerings for beneficiaries who are chronically ill and/or Medicare and Medicaid dual-eligible.

Ovations has extensive capabilities and experience with distribution, including direct marketing to consumers on behalf of its key clients — AARP, the nation’s largest membership organization dedicated to the needs of people age 50 and over, state and U.S. government agencies and employer groups. Ovations also has distinct pricing, underwriting and clinical program management, and marketing capabilities dedicated to risk-based health products and services in the senior and geriatric markets.

 

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We currently have a number of contracts with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which primarily relate to the Medicare health benefit programs authorized under the 2003 Medicare Modernization Act. Beginning January 1, 2006, we began serving as a plan sponsor offering Medicare Part D prescription drug insurance coverage. In total, consolidated premium revenues from CMS were approximately 25% of our total consolidated revenues for the year ended December 31, 2007, most of which were generated by Ovations.

Secure Horizons. Secure Horizons provides health care coverage for seniors and other eligible Medicare beneficiaries primarily through the Medicare Advantage program administered by CMS. Secure Horizons offers Medicare Advantage HMO, preferred provider organization (PPO), Special Needs Plans, Point-of-Service (POS) plans, and Private-Fee-for-Service plans. Under the Medicare Advantage programs, Secure Horizons provides health insurance coverage to eligible Medicare beneficiaries in exchange for a fixed monthly premium per member from CMS that varies based on the geographic areas in which members reside, demographic factors such as age, gender, and institutionalized status, and the health status of the individual. Most products are offered under the “AARP Medicare Complete provided through Secure Horizons” brand name. Secure Horizons offers Medicare Advantage products in all 50 states. As of December 31, 2007, Secure Horizons had approximately 1.3 million enrolled individuals in its Medicare Advantage products.

Ovations Part D. Ovations provides the Medicare prescription drug benefit (Part D) to beneficiaries throughout the United States and its territories. Among the several Part D plans it offers, Ovations provides Medicare Part D coverage plans with the AARP brand. Ovations provides Part D drug coverage through its Medicare Advantage program, Special Needs Plans (covering individuals who live in an institutional long-term care setting, dually eligible or individuals with severe or disabling chronic conditions) and stand-alone Part D plans. As of December 31, 2007, Ovations had enrolled approximately 6.0 million members in the Part D program, including approximately 4.7 million in the stand-alone Part D plans and approximately 1.3 million in Medicare Advantage plans incorporating Part D coverage.

Insurance Solutions. Insurance Solutions offers a range of health insurance products and services to AARP members, and has expanded the scope of services and programs offered over the past several years. Ovations provides standardized Medicare supplement and hospital indemnity insurance from its insurance company affiliates to approximately 3.8 million AARP members. Additional Ovations services include a nurse healthline service, a lower cost standardized Medicare supplement offering that provides consumers with a national hospital network, 24-hour access to health care information, and access to discounted health services from a network of physicians.

Evercare. Evercare is one of the nation’s leaders in offering complete, individualized care planning and care benefits for aging, disabled and chronically ill individuals. Evercare serves approximately 195,000 people (including 145,000 with Medicare Advantage) across the nation in long-term care settings including nursing homes, community-based settings and private homes, as well as through hospice and palliative care. Evercare offers services through innovative care management and clinical programs.

Evercare integrates federal, state and private funding through a continuum of products from Special Needs Plans and long-term care Medicaid programs to hospice care, and serves people in 38 markets in home, community and nursing home settings. These services are provided primarily through nurse practitioners, nurses and care managers. Evercare operated Special Needs Plans in 37 states as of December 31, 2007.

Evercare Solutions for Caregivers is a comprehensive eldercare service program providing service coordination, consultation, claim management and information resources nationwide. Proprietary, automated medical record software enables the Evercare clinical care teams to capture and track patient data and clinical encounters, creating a comprehensive set of coherent care information that bridges across home, hospital and nursing home care settings for high-risk populations. Evercare also operates hospice and palliative care programs in ten states (14 markets).

This excerpt taken from the UNH 10-K filed Mar 6, 2007.

Ovations

Ovations provides health and well-being services for individuals age 50 and older, addressing their unique needs for preventive and acute health care services as well as for services dealing with chronic disease and other specialized issues for older individuals. Ovations, through its affiliates, is one of few enterprises fully dedicated to this market segment, providing products and services in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Ovations participates nationally in the Medicare program, offering a wide-ranging spectrum of Medicare products, including Medigap products that

 

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supplement traditional fee-for-service coverage, more traditional health-plan-type programs under Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage and discount card offerings, and special offerings for chronically ill and Medicare and Medicaid dual-eligible beneficiaries.

Ovations has extensive capabilities and experience with distribution, including direct marketing to consumers on behalf of its key clients — AARP, the nation’s largest membership organization dedicated to the needs of people age 50 and over, state and U.S. government agencies and employer groups. Ovations also has distinct pricing, underwriting and clinical program management, and marketing capabilities dedicated to risk-based health products and services in the senior and geriatric markets.

CMS is overseeing a multi-year implementation of the 2003 Medicare Modernization Act, including the introduction of the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit in 2006 and a greater diversity in Medicare’s product offerings. We believe that these changes create and expand opportunities for well-organized and focused companies to better serve older Americans. We believe that Ovations is well-positioned to respond to these opportunities.

We currently have a number of contracts with CMS, which primarily relate to the Medicare health benefit program authorized under the Medicare Modernization Act. Beginning January 1, 2006, we began serving as a plan sponsor offering Medicare Part D prescription drug insurance coverage. As a result of this contract and the December 2005 acquisition of PacifiCare, premium revenues from CMS approximated 26% of our total consolidated revenues as of December 31, 2006, a majority of which were generated by Ovations.

This excerpt taken from the UNH 8-K filed Dec 19, 2006.

About Ovations

Ovations offers a diverse and comprehensive array of products and services that respond to the health and well-being needs of adults of all ages, with a particular focus on those age 50 and above. Among its most popular services are: Medicare Prescription Drug plans, Medicare Advantage plans, Medigap offerings, independent living services, special needs and hospice services, group retiree solutions and insurance plans for pre-Medicare retirees ages 50-64.

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, Uniprise, Specialized Care Services and Ingenix. Through its family of businesses, UnitedHealth Group serves approximately 70 million individuals nationwide. Visit www.unitedhealthgroup.com for more information.

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This excerpt taken from the UNH 10-K filed Feb 24, 2006.

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Ovations provides health and well-being services for individuals age 50 and older, addressing their unique needs for preventative and acute health care services as well as for services dealing with chronic disease and other specialized issues for older individuals. Ovations is one of few enterprises fully dedicated to this market segment, providing products and services in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands through affiliates. Ovations’ wide array of products and services includes Medicare Supplement and Medicare Advantage health benefit coverage, and stand-alone prescription drug coverage and prescription drug discount cards, as well as disease management and chronic care programs.

 

Ovations has extensive capabilities and experience with distribution, including direct marketing to consumers on behalf of its key clients—AARP, state and U.S. government agencies and employer groups. Ovations also has distinct marketing, pricing, underwriting and clinical program management, and marketing capabilities dedicated to senior and geriatric risk-based health products and services.

 

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This excerpt taken from the UNH 10-K filed Mar 1, 2005.

Ovations

 

Ovations provides health and well-being services for individuals age 50 and older, addressing their unique needs for preventative and acute health care services, as well as for services dealing with chronic disease and other specialized issues for older individuals. Ovations is one of few enterprises fully dedicated to this market segment, providing products and services in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands through licensed affiliates. Ovations is focused on meeting the needs of its beneficiaries, rather than on providing a particular offering or product. Ovations’ wide array of offerings and products includes Medicare Supplement and Medicare Advantage coverage and prescription discount cards, as well as disease management and chronic care capabilities. Ovations recently initiated work to help the government-sponsored health care system in England improve its health care services, and is exploring opportunities in other European markets.

 

Ovations has extensive capabilities and experience with direct marketing to consumers on behalf of its key clients—AARP, state and U.S. government agencies and employer groups. Ovations also has a seasoned staff with distinct pricing, underwriting and marketing capabilities dedicated to senior and geriatric risk-based health products and services.

 

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