UnitedHealth Group Health Insurance
UnitedHealth Group is not affiliated with, nor does it endorse or sponsor, the contents of this webpage of the HealthInsuranceCoverage.com website.
UnitedHealth Group claims to be focused on building an all-inclusive, adaptable system of healthcare and related services. This company is well known for offering a variety of group health insurance products and services, which serves their overall goal. UnitedHealth Group currently serves more than 2.7 million consumers, and has recently launched a partnership with Walgreens and the YMCA of the USA for diabetes and obesity control and prevention known as the Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance.
UnitedHealth Group Health Insurance was founded in 1974 as Charter Med Incorporated, by a group of healthcare professionals and physicians who want to offer more coverage solutions for consumer health insurance. In 1977, reorganization spawned the creation of United HealthCare Corporation, which is made the parent company of Charter Med Incorporated. The new parent group introduced pre-certification practices for hospital admissions, medical office management software, behavioral health services, and drug/pharmacy formularies. In 1979, United HealthCare Corporation introduced the first senior health plans that were network-based, and offered the first Medicare alternatives in the private insurance market.
In 1997, United HealthCare Corporation is named to be the provider of healthcare insurance coverage to AARP members, which is the largest private membership network of senior citizen insurance and financial services today. By 1998, the company had created many innovations and participated in many sales and mergers of subsidiaries, which called for realignment of the organization. During these changes, the company became known simply as UnitedHealth Group health insurance, and created five integrated business segments that are known by consumers today: UnitedHealthcare, Ovations, Ingenix, Specialized Care Services, and Uniprise. In 2001, the company added internet-based verification and eligibility checking for physicians to their list of services, as well as a web-based portal for distribution among small business insurance brokers.
UnitedHealth Group Health Insurance claims to provide better access, affordability, simplicity, and quality to healthcare and the insurance system, as well as to offer trust and accountability that motivates the actions of the company as a whole. UnitedHealth Group offers health insurance coverage, insurance and healthcare solutions, and financial services for individuals and families, employers, physicians and other medical professionals, and independent brokers and insurance producers.
There are more than 700,000 physicians and medical providers in the UnitedHealth Group network, as well as over 5,200 hospitals according to the company's 2009 Annual Report. With more than 70 million individuals insured and operational earnings that exceed $6.4 billion, UnitedHealth Group Health Insurance appears to offer a strong company to its customers along with a variety of insurance solutions that claim to save individuals hundreds of dollars compared to other health insurance providers.
