EX-32.1 4 unhex321331201310q.htm EXHIBIT UNH EX 32.1 3.31.2013 10Q


EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
Certification of Principal Executive Officer
In connection with the report of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Stephen J. Hemsley, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:
(1)
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 
May 6, 2013
/s/    STEPHEN J. HEMSLEY
 
Stephen J. Hemsley
President and Chief Executive Officer

Certification of Principal Financial Officer
In connection with the report of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, David S. Wichmann, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:
(1)
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


 
May 6, 2013
/s/    DAVID S. WICHMANN
 
David S. Wichmann
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of UnitedHealth Group and
President of UnitedHealth Group Operations