AmeriChoice Awarded Contract to Serve Connecticut’s Charter Oak and HUSKY Programs

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AmeriChoice, the UnitedHealth Group [NYSE: UNH] company that facilitates care for beneficiaries of state and public health care programs, announced today that it has been selected by the Connecticut Department of Social Services to provide service to the state’s Charter Oak and HUSKY programs.

Connecticut will be the 22^nd state in which AmeriChoice provides services to state or local governments, the most extensive such operations of any company in the country. The new health plan will be known as AmeriChoice by UnitedHealthcare. The state license was issued to AmeriChoice of Connecticut.

The Charter Oak plan is a new program designed for low income adults without employer-funded health insurance and who do not currently qualify for Medicaid. HUSKY provides coverage for beneficiaries of the state’s Medicaid managed care program and its Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

Rick Jelinek, AmeriChoice chief executive officer said, “We appreciate the confidence the State of Connecticut has shown in us to help its residents have access to affordable, quality health care. Our extensive experience serving similar programs across the country and the capabilities of the other UnitedHealth Group companies with which we work will enable AmeriChoice to offer an unmatched set of resources to improve the health of the beneficiaries of these important programs. We are also pleased to be able to leverage many of the company’s Connecticut based staff to assist with the implementation and operation of the program.”

UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated companies currently serve approximately 420,000 commercial and Medicare members in Connecticut and employ more than 3,900 people in eight locations throughout the state.

About UnitedHealth Group

UnitedHealth Group 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 seven operating businesses: UnitedHealthcare, Uniprise, Ovations, AmeriChoice, OptumHealth, Ingenix and Prescription Solutions. Through its family of businesses, UnitedHealth Group serves more than 70 million individuals nationwide. Visit www.unitedhealthgroup.com for more information.

About AmeriChoice

Currently serving more than 2.1 million members in 21 states and the District of Columbia, AmeriChoice, a UnitedHealth Group company, is a diversified health services company dedicated to helping states, localities, and other government agencies facilitate care for the economically impoverished, the medically underserved and those without the benefit of employer-funded health care coverage. For more information, visit www.americhoice.com.

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