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United Healthcare Children's Foundation to Offer Medical Assistance

Grants to Families Nationwide

Foundation Offers Grants to Help Parents and Caretakers Pay for Children's

Medical Needs and Equipment Not Fully Covered

by Insurance

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The UnitedHealthcare

Children's

Foundation (UHCCF) is now offering support to meet the needs of children

nationwide with assistance grants for medical services not fully covered by

health insurance.

Parents and caretakers across the country will be eligible to

apply for

grants of up to $5,000 for health care services that will help improve

their children's health and quality of life. Examples of the types of

medical services covered by UHCCF grants include: speech therapy, physical

therapy and psychotherapy sessions; medical equipment such as wheelchairs,

braces, hearing aids and eyeglasses; and orthodontia and dental treatments.

" The UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation has already

helped more

than 375 families and provided nearly $1 million in financial assistance, "

said UHCCF President Matt . " We are excited about the expansion of

the program and look forward to the opportunity to help many more children

access health care services that will enhance their health and quality of

life. "

To be eligible for UHCCF grants, children must be 16 years of age

or

younger. Families must meet economic guidelines, reside in the United

States and be covered by a commercial health insurance plan.

" Receiving a grant from the UnitedHealthcare Children's

Foundation

changed our lives, " said Lucas, whose son Quinn required extensive

therapy as a result of spina bifida, a congenital condition. " With the

grant, we were able to take advantage of a special program that provides

the right therapies and support needed for Quinn's specific medical needs.

That program has opened up a whole new world for him, and the grant from

the UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation has eased the financial burden

on our family. "

The UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation is a public charity

with its

own board of directors, operating independently from UnitedHealthcare.

While UHCCF continues to be supported principally by UnitedHealth Group and

its employees, individual and corporate donations to help provide

assistance are deeply appreciated. Donors can designate funds to be used in

the region where they reside; otherwise unspecified donations are divided

equally among the regions.

About UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation

The UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation is a nonprofit

501©(3)

organization that strives to enhance either the clinical condition or

quality of life of children who have health care needs not fully covered by

commercial insurance. The Foundation provides grants of up to $5,000 for

costs associated with medical services and equipment. Foundation funding is

provided by contributions from employees of UnitedHealth Group as well as

individuals and corporations. To donate or learn more, please visit

http://www.uhccf.org.