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Arthur Miller Joins UnitedHealth Military & Veterans Services as Chief Operating Officer
Miller Brings Extensive Military and Private Sector Health Care Leadership Experience
UnitedHealth Group's Military & Veterans Services Will Leverage the Company's Resources and Expertise to Support the Military and Veterans Health Systems
Minneapolis (April 24, 2008) – UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) today
announced that Arthur Miller has been appointed chief operating officer of
UnitedHealth Military & Veterans Services, a dedicated UnitedHealth Group
business focused on providing the nation’s military, veterans and their families
with high-quality, affordable health care.
Lori McDougal, chief executive officer of UnitedHealth Military & Veterans
Services, said, “We are pleased to have Art Miller join our team given his
leadership in health care, including his many years of service for the
Department of Defense’s health system. I am confident that his experience will
leverage UnitedHealth’s extensive work with federal and state governments and
other large public entities, complementing and enhancing the care and services
provided to beneficiaries.”
Mr. Miller said, “I have seen first-hand that the military provides quality
care, and I am honored to be part of a team at UnitedHealth that can focus the
Company’s private sector experience, investments, innovation and
state-of-the-art capabilities to support this critical health system.”
Mr. Miller will report to Ms. McDougal and work in partnership with
UnitedHealth’s executives across the enterprise. Prior to this appointment, Mr.
Miller was president of Infocrossing Healthcare Services, Inc., a provider of IT
outsourcing and business processing solutions. He also has worked for the Navy
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, the TRICARE Management Activity (the Department
of Defense’s military health system) and the Office of the Civilian Health and
Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (OCHAMPUS) (the precursor program and
organization to TRICARE). Mr. Miller served in the U.S. Navy for more than 22
years, retiring with the rank of captain.
At the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Mr. Miller served as the director of
business plans for TRICARE operations. In this capacity, he oversaw the
Operation of the Navy Healthcare system, which includes more than 100 hospitals
and health facilities throughout the world; was responsible for Navy/Marine
Corps health care policy; and served as Special Advisor to the Navy Surgeon
General for TRICARE activity.
About UnitedHealth Group
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) 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, Ovations, AmeriChoice,
Uniprise, OptumHealth, Ingenix, and Prescription Solutions. Through its family
of businesses, UnitedHealth Group serves approximately 70 million individuals
nationwide.
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