1.1 Laboratory Contract Anouncement

On January 01, 2007, an important change was made to our network of laboratory service providers. We are pleased to announce that our company has reached a ten year agreement with Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp) to be UnitedHealthcare’s single national provider for laboratory services effective January 1, 2007. LabCorp’s national breadth and expanding capabilities will complement our wide range of local and regional laboratory service providers.

Also effective January 1, 2007, Quest Diagnostics will no longer participate in UnitedHealthcare’s network except in limited markets.

To view a list of participating laboratories for 2008, visit our UnitedHealthcare Lab Locator.