2016 U.S. Political Contributions & Related Activity Report
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U.S. Political Contributions 2016 & Related Activity Report Letter from the Chairman Our workforce of more than 240,000 people is dedicated to helping people live healthier lives and helping to make the health system work better for everyone. As federal and state policy-makers, on behalf of their constituents and communities, continue to advance solutions to reform the health care marketplace, UnitedHealth Group remains an active participant in the political process to provide proven solutions that improve the health care system. The United for Health PAC is an important part of our overall strategy to engage with elected officials and policy-makers to communicate our perspectives on priority issues and to share with them our capabilities and innovations. The United for Health PAC is a nonpartisan political action committee supported by voluntary contributions from eligible employees. The PAC supports federal and state candidates who champion policies that increase quality, access and affordability in health care in accordance with applicable election laws and as overseen by the UnitedHealth Group Board of Directors’ Public Policy Strategies and Responsibility Committee. UnitedHealth Group is committed to sharing with federal and state policy-makers our solutions to create a modern, high-performing, simpler health care system. Steve Heyman United for Health PAC Chairman Senior Vice President & Head of UHG Government Affairs Political Contributions and Related Activity UnitedHealth Group’s mission is to help people live healthier lives and to help the health care system work better for everyone. UnitedHealth Group engages in efforts to shape and inform public policy decisions that have the potential to impact the quality and delivery of health care that affect our customers, employees, consumers, and the communities in which we operate. We have a responsibility to our customers, our employees, our shareholders, and the people we serve across the health care community to continue to: Foster innovative solutions that result in consistent, high-quality health care at a lower cost and modernize the health care system; Ensure that all Americans have access to quality, affordable health care coverage; and, Enact policies that minimize inefficiency and enhance the consumer experience to make the health care system more affordable. Advocacy Activities Policies, Practices, and Priorities UnitedHealth Group engages in activities to advocate for our positions on public policy issues with elected officials and other stakeholders at the International, Federal, State, and local levels – issues that affect our company, shareholders, employees, and customers. Our goal is to help shape and inform public policy decisions that have the potential to affect our business, customers, employees, consumers, and the communities in which we operate and accomplish our mission of helping people live healthier lives and making the health care system work better for everyone. Our legislative and advocacy priorities at the Federal and State levels are set forth in “A Modern, High-Performing, Simpler Health Care System,” which contains detailed information about our positions on health care reform and other public policy issues and is available on our website. Our lobbying disclosure reports filed with the U.S. Congress are available at http://disclosures.house.gov/ld/ldsearch.aspx. Procedures and Board and Management Oversight Advocacy efforts are led by Government Affairs with participation throughout our businesses, and are subject to oversight by senior UHG management and the Public Policy Strategies and Responsibility Committee of our Board of Directors. In addition to overseeing our advocacy efforts, the Public Policy Strategies and Responsibility Committee assists the Board of Directors in fulfilling its responsibilities relating to our public policy, health care reform and modernization activities, political contributions, government affairs, community and charitable activities, third party activities (including trade associations and industry groups), and corporate social responsibility, and is responsible for overseeing the risks associated with these activities. The Committee receives regular reports from our leadership on these matters, oversees our policies, and reviews the purposes and benefits of these activities at each meeting. The Committee provides reports of its activities to our Board of Directors at each in-person meeting. Our activities include the work of educational outreach and promotion, campaign contributions, and, in certain instances, lobbying and other related activities. These activities are reviewed by legal counsel in addition to the Public Policy Strategies and Responsibility Committee and are included in the total annual fiscal budget, which is subject to the approval and oversight of our Board of Directors. UnitedHealth Group made no independent expenditures in 2016. The Public Policy Strategies and Responsibility Committee adopted a political contributions policy which we have made available on our website at www.unitedhealthgroup.com/About/CorporateGovernance.aspx. The political contributions policy summarizes the policies and procedures that we follow with respect to political contributions. 2016 U.S. Political Contributions & Related Activity Report PAGE 3 Non-Deductible Trade Association Dues The portion of dues allocated to non-deductible political activities in 2016 by trade associations to which UnitedHealth Group paid dues of $50,000 or more follows: 2016 Trade Association Dues of $50,000 or More and Attributed Political Expenses Portion of dues attributed Entity Amount of dues paid to non-deductible political expenses Alabama Association of Health Plans $52,000 $25,480 American Academy of Professional Coders $63,248.94 $616.42 California Association of Physician Groups $117,335 $51,377.96 Florida Association of Health Plans $130,000 $23,400 Greater Houston Partnership $60,000 $9,000 Medicaid Health Plans of America $115,000 $6,900 Michigan Association of Health Plans $71,550 $38,851.65 National Association of Vision Care Plans $123,385 $16,040.05 National Business Group on Health $236,961.35 $14.95 Texas Association of Health Plans, Inc. $75,000 $12,375 US Chamber of Commerce $252,000 $63,600 Grand Total $1,296,480.29 $247,656.03 2016 U.S. Political Contributions & Related Activity Report PAGE 4 U.S. Federal Contributions U.S. Senate Candidates Lamar Alexander (R-TN) $2,500 Mike Lee (R-UT) $2,500 Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) $2,500 Joe Manchin (D-WV) $5,000 John Barrasso (R-WY) $15,000 John McCain (R-AZ) $5,000 Michael Bennet (D-CO) $5,000 Claire McCaskill (D-MO) $2,500 Roy Blunt (R-MO) $5,000 Mitch McConnell (R-KY) $5,000 Cory Booker (D-NJ) $2,500 Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) $2,500 Richard Burr (R-NC) $5,000 Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) $5,000 Robert Casey (D-PA) $5,000 Christopher Murphy (D-CT) $2,500 William Cassidy (R-LA) $10,000 Bill Nelson (D-FL) $2,500 John Cornyn (R-TX) $7,500 Rand Paul (R-KY) $2,500 Thomas Cotton (R-AR) $5,000 Gary Peters (D-MI) $5,000 Mike Crapo (R-ID) $5,000 Rob Portman (R-OH) $5,000 Joseph Donnelly (D-IN) $5,000 Mike Rounds (R-SD) $2,500 Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) $2,500 Brian Schatz (D-HI) $7,500 Mike Enzi (R-WY) $2,500 Chuck Schumer (D-NY) $8,000 Jeff Flake (R-AZ) $5,000 Tim Scott (R-SC) $6,000 Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) $2,500 Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) $2,500 Lindsey Graham (R-SC) $5,000 Jon Tester (D-MT) $5,000 Martin Heinrich (D-NM) $7,500 Thom Tillis (R-NC) $2,500 Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) $5,000 Patrick Toomey (R-PA) $3,000 Dean Heller (R-NV) $5,000 Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) $5,000 Mazie Hirono (D-HI) $2,500 Mark Warner (D-VA) $2,500 Jim Inhofe (R-OK) $2,500 Ron Wyden (D-OR) $5,000 Johnny Isakson (R-GA) $10,000 Todd Young (R-IN) $5,000 Angus King (I-ME) $2,500 2016 U.S. Political Contributions & Related Activity Report PAGE 5 U.S. Federal Contributions U.S. Senate PACs 21st Century Majority Fund (R-Isakson) $5,000 Hoosiers First PAC (D-Donnelly) $5,000 A New Direction PAC (D-Shaheen) $2,500 Idaho Conservative Growth Fund $5,000 Alamo PAC (R-Cornyn) $5,000 (R-Crapo) Bluegrass Committee (R-McConnell) $5,000 Impact (D-Schumer) $5,000 Citizens for Prosperity in America Today $3,000 Making Business Excel Political Action $2,500 PAC (R-Toomey) Committee (R-Enzi) Common Sense Colorado (D-Bennet) $5,000 Missourians for Accountability and Change $2,500 Common Values PAC (R-Barrasso) $5,000 (MACPAC) (D-McCaskill) Continuing America's Strength and $5,000 Motor City PAC (D-Peters) $5,000 Security PAC (R-Cassidy) Next Century Fund (R-Burr) $5,000 Country Roads PAC (D-Manchin) $2,500 Off the Sidelines PAC (D-Gillibrand) $2,500 Dakota Prairie PAC (D-Heitkamp) $2,500 Promoting Our Republican Team PAC $5,000 Fiscal Leadership And Knowing $5,000 (R-Portman) Economics PAC (R-Flake) Purpose PAC (D-Booker) $2,500 Forward Together PAC (D-Warner) $2,500 Rely On Your Beliefs Fund (R-Blunt) $5,000 Fund for a Conservative Future (R-Inhofe) $2,500 TENNPAC (R-Alexander) $2,500 Fund for America's Future (R-Graham) $5,000 Together Holding Our Majority PAC $2,500 HellerHighWater PAC (R-Heller) $5,000 (R-Tillis) Holding onto Oregon's Priorities $5,000 Treasure State PAC (D-Tester) $5,000 (D-Wyden) Wild and Wonderful PAC (R-Capito) $2,500 2016 U.S. Political Contributions & Related Activity Report PAGE 6 U.S. Federal Contributions U.S. House Candidates Alma Adams (D-NC) $1,000 Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) $2,500 Pete Aguilar (D-CA) $5,000 Debbie Dingell (D-MI) $2,500 Mark Amodei (R-NV) $1,000 Robert Dold (R-IL) $5,000 Brad Ashford