Also, its President of Community and State, Russell Petrella, spoke at a Workshop at the 2011 Annual Conference, titled 'The Medicaid Crisis in the States: Private Sector Solutions You Can Use.' And it has been a member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force. It was a 'Chairman' level sponsor of ALEC's 2011 Annual Conference, which in 2010 equated to $50,000. UnitedHealth Group has ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). Ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council Steve Pearson, ICER's president and founder, was previously a senior fellow at America's Health Insurance Plans], the health insurance industry's lobbying arm in Washington, of which UnitedHealth Group is a member. UnitedHealth Group is a significant funding source for the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER)] a non-profit which has been criticized for providing insurers public support in their decisions to exclude prescription drugs from coverage. Ties to the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review Learn more at and in the Nation magazine. The Campaign to Fix the Debt is the latest incarnation of a decades-long effort by former Nixon man turned Wall Street billionaire Pete Peterson to slash earned benefit programs such as Social Security and Medicare under the guise of fixing the nation's 'debt problem.' Through a special report and new interactive wiki resource, the Center for Media and Democracy - in partnership with the Nation magazine - exposes the funding, the leaders, the partner groups, and the phony state 'chapters' of this astroturf supergroup. This article is part of the Center for Media and Democracy's investigation of Pete Peterson's Campaign to 'Fix the Debt.' Please visit our main SourceWatch page on Fix the Debt. The Campaign to Fix the Debt is the latest incarnation of a decades-long effort by former Nixon man turned Wall Street billionaire Pete Peterson to slash earned benefit programs such as Social Security and Medicare under the guise of fixing the nation's 'debt problem.' UnitedHealth Group is part of the Campaign to Fix the Debt as of February 2013. Īccess UnitedHealth Group's corporate rap sheet compiled and written by Good Jobs First here.

In 2006, UnitedHealth had revenues of $71.5 billion with profits of US$4.1 billion. The company's total revenues in 2011 were $101.86 billion. Brands include AmeriChoice (manages various Medicare and Medicaid options), Ovations (specializes in people aged 50+), UnitedHealth Group International (in Europe, Latin America, and Asia), and UnitedHealthcare (consumer-oriented health benefit plans). health insurance company with about 70 million customers. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated is a large U.S. Learn more about corporations VOTING to rewrite our laws.

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