Welcome Friends and Family to United for Health Reform

This is a critical time in the debate over how to improve health care in the United States.  As the nation’s leading health and wellbeing company, trusted by over 70 million Americans to fund and manage their care, we are actively and constructively engaged in this effort.

UnitedHealth Group has a responsibility to be actively contributing ideas and practical solutions to this debate.  As citizens of this nation, we each have a responsibility to remain informed and engaged on a subject so important to us all.

We are pleased that you are here.  We encourage you to take advantage of the resources and tools provided on this website to better educate yourself on how to make your voice heard and share your practical know-how and point of view for the sake of achieving the goal of bipartisan and comprehensive health reform.  As is consistent with UnitedHealth Group’s mission and values, we encourage you to bring your expertise to bear in local community discussions and we once again emphasize that your participation should be collegial, collaborative, and respectful of the process of informed discourse.

Thank you in advance for your participation.

Latest Updates on Health Reform

March 4, 2010
UnitedHealth Group’s perspective on rising health care costs, which is informed by our experience as well as by studies and analyses from government… More
November 30, 2009
National Spotlight Senate Releases Merged Health Reform Bill and Passes “Motion to Proceed” On November 18th, leadership in the Senate released… More
November 13, 2009
National Spotlight House Passes Health Reform Bill With a vote of 220 to 215, the House of Representatives passed the “Affordable Health Care for… More
November 5, 2009
UnitedHealth Group is pleased to bring you this issue of the Health Care Modernization News Flash to update you on health care issues under discussion in Washington, D.C. and in the states. National Spotlight House Releases Merged Health Reform Bill On October 29th, leadership in the House of Representatives released a bill entitled the “Affordable… More
October 15, 2009
We're pleased to bring you this issue of the Health Care Modernization News Flash to update you on health care issues under discussion in Washington, D.C. and in the states, and to share our perspectives on modernization of the health care system “Together, We Can Build a Sustainable Health Care Future” As Congress continues to debate health reform legislation, UnitedHealth Group is… More

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Quick Facts... on Health Care Modernization

  • About 160 million Americans currently receive health coverage through their employer, and a strong majority of Americans with health benefits are happy with their personal care and coverage.
  • 17 percent of the population has limited or no access to health care.
  • Health care is now 18% of the U.S. economy- that’s over 6 percentage points higher than most other industrialized countries.