PROVIDENCE, RI (October 14, 2008) : UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company has been awarded a three-year contract to administer the health insurance benefits for the City of Providence employees, retirees and their families.

The contract, approved today by the city Board of Contract and Supply, is expected to provide significant savings to the city during the course of the contract and will do so without a change in the benefits that are in place today.

"We are honored that the City of Providence has awarded the employee and retiree contract for health benefits to UnitedHealthcare," said Stephen J. Farrell, CEO, UnitedHealthcare of New England. "We believe today's action by the City of Providence is a giant step forward in bringing savings to the taxpayers of the City while maintaining the same level of benefits for employees, their families and retirees."

About UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare provides a full spectrum of consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services to individuals, public sector employers and businesses of all sizes, including more than half of the Fortune 100 companies. The company organizes access to quality, affordable health care services on behalf of more than 25 million individual consumers, contracting directly with more than 570,000 physicians and care professionals and 4,800 hospitals to offer them broad, convenient access to services nationwide. In Rhode Island, there are more than 2,200 physicians and providers in the network along with all 14 hospitals in the state. UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified Fortune 50 health and well-being company.

View Frequently Asked Questions (PDF format) for the City of Providence.

To access the online provider directory, visit myUHC.com. Instructions for locating a provider or facility are provided in the Frequently Asked Questions (PDF format).