2015 US Political Contributions & Related Activity Report LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN Our workforce of more than 225,000 people is dedicated to helping people live healthier lives and helping to make the health system work better for everyone. Technological change, new collaborations, market dynamics and a shift toward building a more modern infrastructure for health care are driving rapid evolution of the health care market. Federal and state policy-makers, on behalf of their constituents and communities, continue to be deeply involved in this changing marketplace. UnitedHealth Group remains an active participant in the political process to provide proven solutions that enhance the health system. The United for Health PAC is an important component 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 align with our business objectives to 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 remains committed to sharing with federal and state governments the advances and expertise we have developed to improve the nation’s overall health and well-being. Steve Heyman United for Health PAC Chairman Senior Vice President and Head of UHG Government Affairs Procedures and Board and Management Oversight POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND Advocacy efforts are led by Government Affairs with RELATED ACTIVITY participation throughout our businesses, and are subject to oversight by senior UHG management and the UnitedHealth Group’s mission is to help people live Public Policy Strategies and Responsibility Committee healthier lives and to help the health care system work of our Board of Directors. In addition to overseeing better for everyone. our advocacy efforts, the Public Policy Strategies and UnitedHealth Group engages in efforts to shape and Responsibility Committee assists the Board of Directors inform public policy decisions that have the potential in fulfilling its responsibilities relating to our public to impact the quality and delivery of health care that policy, health care reform and modernization activities, affect our customers, employees, consumers, and the political contributions, government affairs, community communities in which we operate. We have a corporate and charitable activities, third party activities (including responsibility to our customers, our employees, our trade associations and industry groups), and corporate shareholders, and the people we serve across the social responsibility, and is responsible for overseeing health care community to continue to: the risks associated with these activities. The Committee receives regular reports from our leadership on these Foster innovative solutions that produce matters, oversees our policies, and reviews the purposes consistent, high-quality health care at a lower cost and benefits of these activities at each meeting. The and modernize the health care system; Committee provides reports of its activities to our Board Promote policies that address the underlying cost of Directors at each in-person meeting. drivers in order to put our health care system on a path towards sustainability; and Our activities include the work of educational outreach Ensure that all Americans have access to quality, and promotion, campaign contributions, and, in certain affordable health care coverage. 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 ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES budget, which is subject to the approval and oversight Policies, Practices, and Priorities of our Board of Directors. The Public Policy Strategies UnitedHealth Group engages in activities to advocate and Responsibility Committee adopted a political for our positions on public policy issues with elected contributions policy which we have made available on officials and other stakeholders at the International, our website at www.unitedhealthgroup.com/About/ Federal, State, and local levels – issues that affect our CorporateGovernance.aspx. The political contributions company, shareholders, employees, and customers. Our policy summarizes the policies and procedures that we goal is to help shape and inform public policy decisions follow with respect to political contributions. that have the potential to affect our business, customers, Non-Deductible Trade Association Dues employees, consumers, and the communities in which Upon the request of UnitedHealth Group, certain we operate and accomplish our mission of helping trade associations to which UnitedHealth Group has people live healthier lives. Our advocacy and legislative contributed more than $50,000 in dues have reported priorities at the Federal and State levels are set forth that, from January to December 2015, $93,200 of the in our “Roadmap for Transforming America’s Health aggregate dues paid by UnitedHealth Group to those Care System” and “Playbook for States Seeking to trade associations was used for contributions and Modernize Their Health Care Systems,” which contain expenditures that are not deductible under Section detailed information about our positions on health care 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code. reform and other public policy issues and are available on our website. Our lobbying and disclosure reports filed with the US Congress are available at http:// disclosures.house.gov/ld/ldsearch.aspx. 2015 US Political Contributions & Related Activity Report Page 3 US FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS US Senate Candidates US Senate PACs Michael Bennet (D-CO) $3,000.00 Alamo PAC (R-Cornyn) $2,500.00 Roy Blunt (R-MO) $5,000.00 Citizens for Prosperity in America $3,000.00 Cory Booker (D-NJ) $2,500.00 Today PAC (R-Toomey) Richard Burr (R-NC) $8,000.00 Common Sense Colorado (D-Bennet) $5,000.00 Mike Crapo (R-ID) $7,500.00 Continuing America’s Strength and Security $5,000.00 Joseph Donnelly (D-IN) $5,000.00 PAC (R-Cassidy) Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) $2,500.00 Dakota Prairie PAC (D-Heitkamp) $2,500.00 Charles Grassley (R-IA) $5,000.00 Fiscal Leadership And Knowing $2,500.00 Economics PAC (R-Flake) Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) $2,500.00 Heartland Values PAC (R-Thune) $5,000.00 Dean Heller (R-NV) $2,500.00 HellerHighWater PAC (R-Heller) $2,500.00 Ron Johnson (R-WI) $1,000.00 Holding onto Oregon’s $1,000.00 Timothy Kaine (D-VA) $2,500.00 Priorities (D-Wyden) Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) $2,500.00 Idaho Conservative Growth Fund $2,500.00 Mike Lee (R-UT) $5,000.00 (R-Crapo) Joe Manchin (D-WV) $2,500.00 LOBO PAC (D-Heinrich) $2,500.00 Claire McCaskill (D-MO) $2,500.00 ORRINPAC (R-Hatch) $5,000.00 Patty Murray (D-WA) $7,500.00 Promoting Our Republican Team PAC $5,000.00 Gary Peters (D-MI) $5,000.00 (R-Portman) Rob Portman (R-OH) $2,500.00 Rely On Your Beliefs Fund (R-Blunt) $5,000.00 Mike Rounds (R-SD) $2,500.00 Searchlight Leadership Fund (D-Reid) $5,000.00 Brian Schatz (D-HI) $2,500.00 Treasure State PAC (D-Tester) $1,500.00 Charles Schumer (D-NY) $4,500.00 Richard Shelby (R-AL) $1,000.00 Jon Tester (D-MT) $7,500.00 Thom Tillis (R-NC) $1,000.00 Patrick Toomey (R-PA) $5,500.00 Mark Warner (D-VA) $5,000.00 Ronald Wyden (D-OR) $3,000.00 2015 US Political Contributions & Related Activity Report Page 4 US FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS US House Candidates Pete Aguilar (D-CA) $5,000.00 Samuel Graves (R-MO) $1,000.00 Brad Ashford (D-NE) $2,500.00 S. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) $2,500.00 Lou Barletta (R-PA) $1,000.00 Cresent Hardy (R-NV) $1,000.00 Andy Barr (R-KY) $1,000.00 Joseph Heck (R-NV) $5,000.00 Amerish Bera (D-CA) $5,000.00 Dennis Heck (D-WA) $2,500.00 Donald Beyer (D-VA) $2,500.00 George Holding (R-NC) $1,000.00 Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) $5,000.00 Steny Hoyer (D-MD) $5,000.00 Michael Bishop (R-MI) $2,500.00 Richard Hudson (R-NC) $2,500.00 Sanford Bishop (D-GA) $2,000.00 Steve Israel (D-NY) $5,000.00 Diane Black (R-TN) $2,500.00 Darrell Issa (R-CA) $5,000.00 Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) $2,500.00 Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) $2,500.00 John Boehner (R-OH) $5,000.00 William Johnson (R-OH) $3,500.00 Charles Boustany (R-LA) $2,500.00 Dave Joyce (R-OH) $1,000.00 Kevin Brady (R-TX) $2,500.00 John Katko (R-NY) $1,000.00 Susan Brooks (R-IN) $2,500.00 Joseph Kennedy (D-MA) $2,500.00 Julia Brownley (D-CA) $1,000.00 Daniel Kildee (D-MI) $2,500.00 Cheri Bustos (D-IL) $7,500.00 Ronald Kind (D-WI) $5,000.00 Tony Cardenas (D-CA) $2,500.00 Douglas Lamborn (R-CO) $1,000.00 Joaquin Castro (D-TX) $2,500.00 John Larson (D-CT) $1,500.00 Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) $5,000.00 Ted Lieu (D-CA) $2,500.00 Christopher Collins (R-NY) $1,000.00 Billy Long (R-MO) $2,500.00 Gerald Connolly (D-VA) $1,000.00 Mia Love (R-UT) $2,500.00 James Costa (D-CA) $4,000.00 Ben Lujan (D-NM) $2,500.00 Ryan Costello (R-PA) $2,500.00 Sean Maloney (D-NY) $5,000.00 Kevin Cramer (R-ND) $2,500.00 Tom Marino (R-PA) $5,000.00 Ander Crenshaw (R-FL) $1,000.00 Doris Matsui (D-CA) $2,500.00 Joseph Crowley (D-NY) $5,000.00 Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) $5,000.00 Susan Davis (D-CA) $2,500.00 Patrick McHenry (R-NC) $5,000.00 Rodney Davis (R-IL) $1,000.00 Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) $5,000.00 Suzan DelBene (D-WA) $2,500.00 Patrick Meehan (R-PA) $5,000.00 Charles
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