May 12, 2008 03:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time 

The Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Names UnitedHealthcare 2008 Corporation of the Year

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has chosen UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) company, as the recipient of its 2008 Corporation of the Year award.

According to chamber President and CEO Rosa Navejar, UnitedHealthcare was recognized for its commitment to local Hispanic businesses and the consumer community through its Latino Health Solutions program, which provides culturally relevant and linguistically accurate products and services that address the unique health care needs of Hispanics.

The award was presented during the chamber’s 35^th Anniversary Gala May 2 at the Renaissance Worthington Hotel in Fort Worth.

“At UnitedHealthcare, we are committed to supporting Hispanic businesses and communities with programs that improve Latinos’ overall health and enhance their well-being and quality of life,” said Thomas Quirk, CEO of UnitedHealthcare of North Texas. “We are honored that the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has recognized our commitment.”

UnitedHealthcare’s Latino Health Solutions regularly sponsors and participates in health events throughout Texas and nationwide that educate Hispanics on ways to enhance their health and well-being, including information about health issues that disproportionately affect them.

More information about UnitedHealthcare’s Latino Health Solutions is available online at www.uhclatino.com, a Spanish- and English-language Web site that offers a physician directory, wellness tools, health education materials and much more. Also, www.mentesana-cuerposano.com, developed by Latino Health Solutions and UnitedHealth Group’s OptumHealth, offers bilingual behavioral health services. UnitedHealthcare’s Nurseline offers real-time health advice from trained nurses and provides access to Spanish-speaking interpreters.

About UnitedHealthcare

UnitedHealthcare (www.unitedhealthcare.com) provides a full spectrum of consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services. The company organizes access to quality, affordable health care services on behalf of more than 25 million individual consumers, contracting directly with more than 555,000 physicians and care professionals and more than 4,800 hospitals nationwide to offer them broad, convenient access to services nationwide. UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified Fortune 50 health and well-being company.