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Unitedhealth Group Inc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/11 – ‘EX-101.LAB’

On:  Wednesday, 2/8/12, at 7:46pm ET   ·   As of:  2/9/12   ·   For:  12/31/11   ·   Accession #:  731766-12-9   ·   File #:  1-10864

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

 2/09/12  Unitedhealth Group Inc            10-K       12/31/11   99:21M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   1.44M 
 3: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries of the Company                         HTML    196K 
 4: EX-23.1     Consent of Independent Registered Public            HTML     32K 
                Accounting Firm                                                  
 5: EX-24.1     Power of Attorney                                   HTML     38K 
 2: EX-12.1     Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges   HTML     43K 
 6: EX-31.1     Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the        HTML     46K 
                Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002                                          
 7: EX-32.1     Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the        HTML     35K 
                Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002                                          
67: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     59K 
54: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    157K 
65: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     66K 
70: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     HTML    122K 
89: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in     HTML    112K 
                Shareholders' Equity                                             
56: R6          Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders   HTML     36K 
                equity (Parentheticals)                                          
64: R7          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    169K 
48: R8          Description of Business                             HTML     34K 
38: R9          Basis of Presentation                               HTML    112K 
90: R10         Investments                                         HTML    276K 
72: R11         Fair Value                                          HTML    305K 
71: R12         Property, Equipment and Capitalized Software        HTML     55K 
77: R13         Goodwill                                            HTML    123K 
78: R14         Medical Costs and Medical Costs Payable             HTML     62K 
75: R15         Commercial Paper and Long-Term Debt                 HTML    174K 
79: R16         Income Taxes                                        HTML    148K 
66: R17         Shareholders' Equity                                HTML     61K 
68: R18         Share-Based Compensation                            HTML     97K 
74: R19         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     66K 
99: R20         Segment Financial Information                       HTML    301K 
85: R21         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)                HTML     76K 
60: R22         Schedule I                                          HTML    175K 
73: R23         Basis of Presentation (Policy)                      HTML    203K 
62: R24         Basis of Presentation Basis of Presentation         HTML     49K 
                (Tables)                                                         
29: R25         Investments (Tables)                                HTML    273K 
86: R26         Fair Value (Tables)                                 HTML    295K 
94: R27         Property, Equipment and Capitalized Software        HTML     52K 
                (Tables)                                                         
43: R28         Goodwill (Tables)                                   HTML    127K 
42: R29         Medical Costs and Medical Costs Payable Medical     HTML     59K 
                Costs And Medical Costs Payable (Tables)                         
46: R30         Commercial Paper and Long-Term Debt (Tables)        HTML    175K 
47: R31         Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)                  HTML    147K 
49: R32         Shareholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML     39K 
21: R33         Share-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     79K 
83: R34         Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and       HTML     42K 
                Contingencies (Tables)                                           
58: R35         Segment Financial Information (Tables)              HTML    289K 
61: R36         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) Quarterly      HTML     74K 
                Financial Data (Tables)                                          
33: R37         Basis of Presentation Basis of Presentation         HTML     64K 
                (Details)                                                        
98: R38         Basis of Presentation Medicare Part D (Details)     HTML     35K 
14: R39         Basis of Presentation Useful lives for property,    HTML     35K 
                equipment and capitalized software (Details)                     
51: R40         Investments (Narrative) (Details)                   HTML     43K 
88: R41         Investments (Short-Term and Long-Term Investments)  HTML     89K 
                (Details)                                                        
31: R42         Investments (Fair Value of Mortgage-Backed          HTML     51K 
                Securities by Credit Rating Origination) (Details)               
41: R43         Investments (Amortized Cost and Fair Value of       HTML     77K 
                Available-for-Sale Debt Securities by Contractual                
                Maturity) (Details)                                              
45: R44         Investments (Amortized Cost and Fair Value of       HTML     63K 
                Held-To-Maturity Debt Securities by Contractual                  
                Maturity) (Details)                                              
55: R45         Investments (Fair Value of Available-For-Sale       HTML     64K 
                Investments with Gross Unrealized Losses by                      
                Investment Type and Length of Time That Individual               
                Securities Have Been in a Continuous Unrealized                  
                Loss Position) (Details)                                         
20: R46         Investments (Net Realized Gains) (Details)          HTML     52K 
37: R47         Fair Value (Narrative) (Details)                    HTML     49K 
16: R48         Fair Value (Financial Assets and Liabilities,       HTML     74K 
                Excluding AARP, Measured at Fair Value on a                      
                Recurring Basis) (Details)                                       
87: R49         Fair Value (Assets and Liabilities measured at      HTML     86K 
                fair value on a recurring basis) (Details)                       
30: R50         Fair Value (Summary of Fair Value and Carrying      HTML     74K 
                Value for Certain Financial Instruments for Which                
                it is Practicable to Estimate Fair Value)                        
                (Details)                                                        
84: R51         Fair Value (Reconciliation of Assets Measured at    HTML     56K 
                Fair Value on a Recurring Basis Using Level 3                    
                Inputs) (Details)                                                
34: R52         Property, Equipment and Capitalized Software        HTML     36K 
                Property, Equipment and Capitalized Software                     
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
52: R53         Property, Equipment and Capitalized Software        HTML     60K 
                Property, Equipment and Capitalized Software table               
                (Details)                                                        
15: R54         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Numbers in     HTML     39K 
                narrative (Details)                                              
18: R55         Goodwill (Changes in the Carrying Amount of         HTML     67K 
                Goodwill by Reporting Segment) (Details)                         
44: R56         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Gross          HTML     44K 
                carrying value, accumulated amortization and net                 
                carrying value of ther intangible assets (Details)               
24: R57         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets                HTML     41K 
                Weighted-average useful lives assigned to                        
                finite-lived intangible assets acquired in                       
                business combinations (Details)                                  
91: R58         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Amortization   HTML     42K 
                Expense relating to Intangible Assets (Details)                  
57: R59         Medical Costs and Medical Costs Payable Narrative   HTML     32K 
                (Details)                                                        
76: R60         Medical Costs and Medical Costs Payable Medical     HTML     58K 
                Costs And Medical Costs Payable (Details)                        
36: R61         Commercial Paper and Long-Term Debt (Narrative)     HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
39: R62         Commercial Paper and Long-Term Debt (Commercial     HTML     79K 
                Paper and Long-Term Debt) (Details)                              
82: R63         Commercial Paper and Long-Term Debt Maturities of   HTML     49K 
                commercial paper and long-term debt (Details)                    
80: R64         Commercial Paper and Long-Term Debt (Summary of     HTML     42K 
                Effect of Changes in Fair Value of Fair Value                    
                Hedges) (Details)                                                
59: R65         Income Taxes Income Tax Narrative (Details)         HTML     46K 
81: R66         Income Taxes Components of the provision for        HTML     54K 
                income taxes (Details)                                           
35: R67         Income Taxes Reconciliation of the tax provision    HTML     76K 
                at the U.S. Federal Statutory Rate to the                        
                provision for income taxes (Details)                             
63: R68         Income Taxes Components of deferred income tax      HTML     98K 
                assets and liabilities (Details)                                 
93: R69         Income Taxes Reconciliation of the beginning and    HTML     50K 
                ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits                       
                (Details)                                                        
17: R70         Shareholders' Equity (Details)                      HTML     81K 
28: R71         Share-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details)      HTML     82K 
53: R72         Share-Based Compensation (Stock Option and SAR      HTML     80K 
                Activity) (Details)                                              
23: R73         Share-Based Compensation (Share-Based Compensation  HTML     49K 
                Principal Fair Value Assumptions) (Details)                      
97: R74         Share-Based Compensation (Restricted Share          HTML     59K 
                Activity) (Details)                                              
32: R75         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     51K 
25: R76         Commitments and Contingencies Future lease          HTML     52K 
                payments (Details)                                               
27: R77         Segment Financial Information (Narrative)           HTML     32K 
                (Details)                                                        
19: R78         Segment Financial Information (Details)             HTML    143K 
22: R79         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) Quarterly      HTML     58K 
                Financial Data (Details)                                         
69: R80         Schedule I Schedule I Condensed Balance Sheet       HTML    154K 
                (Details)                                                        
26: R81         Schedule I Condensed Statements of Operations       HTML     79K 
                (Details)                                                        
92: R82         Schedule I Schedule I Condensed Statements of Cash  HTML    111K 
                Flows (Details)                                                  
50: R83         Schedule I Numbers in Narrative (Details)           HTML     33K 
95: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    156K 
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<link:label id="lab_unh_SeniorUnsecuredFloatingRateNotesDueFebruary2011Member_AC28F162C2D2C1E4A6285E104606FD15_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_SeniorUnsecuredFloatingRateNotesDueFebruary2011Member_AC28F162C2D2C1E4A6285E104606FD15" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Senior Unsecured Floating-rate Notes Due February 2011 [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_SeniorUnsecuredFloatingRateNotesDueFebruary2011Member_AC28F162C2D2C1E4A6285E104606FD15_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_SeniorUnsecuredFloatingRateNotesDueFebruary2011Member_AC28F162C2D2C1E4A6285E104606FD15" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Senior Unsecured Floating Rate Notes Due February 2011 [Member] </link:label>
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<link:label id="lab_unh_FivePointThreeSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueMarchTwoThousandElevenMember_C61DF347286A98A4C1D75E1046062267_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FivePointThreeSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueMarchTwoThousandElevenMember_C61DF347286A98A4C1D75E1046062267" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> 5.3% Senior Unsecured Notes Due March 2011 [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_FivePointThreeSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueMarchTwoThousandElevenMember_C61DF347286A98A4C1D75E1046062267_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FivePointThreeSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueMarchTwoThousandElevenMember_C61DF347286A98A4C1D75E1046062267" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Five Point Three Senior Unsecured Notes Due March Two Thousand Eleven [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_FivePointThreeSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueMarchTwoThousandElevenMember_C61DF347286A98A4C1D75E1046062267_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FivePointThreeSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueMarchTwoThousandElevenMember_C61DF347286A98A4C1D75E1046062267" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Senior Unsecured Notes 5.3 Percent Due March 2011 [Member] </link:label>
<link:loc xlink:href="unh-20111231.xsd#unh_FivePointThreeSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueMarchTwoThousandElevenMember" xlink:label="loc_unh_FivePointThreeSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueMarchTwoThousandElevenMember_C61DF347286A98A4C1D75E1046062267" xlink:type="locator"/>
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<link:label id="lab_unh_FivePointFivePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandTwelveMember_A0DFB04471D9F97537545E1046066BA4_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FivePointFivePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandTwelveMember_A0DFB04471D9F97537545E1046066BA4" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> 5.5% Senior Unsecured Notes Due November 2012 [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_FivePointFivePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandTwelveMember_A0DFB04471D9F97537545E1046066BA4_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FivePointFivePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandTwelveMember_A0DFB04471D9F97537545E1046066BA4" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Five Point Five Percent Senior Unsecured Notes Due November Two Thousand Twelve [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_FivePointFivePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandTwelveMember_A0DFB04471D9F97537545E1046066BA4_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FivePointFivePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandTwelveMember_A0DFB04471D9F97537545E1046066BA4" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Senior Unsecured Notes Due 5.5 Percent November 2012 [Member] </link:label>
<link:loc xlink:href="unh-20111231.xsd#unh_FivePointFivePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandTwelveMember" xlink:label="loc_unh_FivePointFivePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandTwelveMember_A0DFB04471D9F97537545E1046066BA4" xlink:type="locator"/>
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<link:label id="lab_unh_FourPointNinePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandThirteenMember_B80699D611FCB57E53C35E1046062E5A_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FourPointNinePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandThirteenMember_B80699D611FCB57E53C35E1046062E5A" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> 4.9% Senior Unsecured Notes Due February 2013 [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_FourPointNinePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandThirteenMember_B80699D611FCB57E53C35E1046062E5A_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FourPointNinePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandThirteenMember_B80699D611FCB57E53C35E1046062E5A" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Four Point Nine Percent Senior Unsecured Notes Due February Two Thousand Thirteen [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_FourPointNinePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandThirteenMember_B80699D611FCB57E53C35E1046062E5A_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FourPointNinePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandThirteenMember_B80699D611FCB57E53C35E1046062E5A" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Senior Unsecured Notes 4 .9 percent Due February 2013 [Member] </link:label>
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<link:label id="lab_unh_FourPointNinePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAprilTwoThousandThirteenMember_80F1FBECEE7F1BA2FBDF5E10460755C9_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FourPointNinePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAprilTwoThousandThirteenMember_80F1FBECEE7F1BA2FBDF5E10460755C9" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> 4.9% Senior Unsecured Notes Due April 2013 [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_FourPointNinePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAprilTwoThousandThirteenMember_80F1FBECEE7F1BA2FBDF5E10460755C9_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FourPointNinePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAprilTwoThousandThirteenMember_80F1FBECEE7F1BA2FBDF5E10460755C9" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Four Point Nine Percent Senior Unsecured Notes Due April Two Thousand Thirteen [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_FourPointNinePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAprilTwoThousandThirteenMember_80F1FBECEE7F1BA2FBDF5E10460755C9_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FourPointNinePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAprilTwoThousandThirteenMember_80F1FBECEE7F1BA2FBDF5E10460755C9" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Senior Unsecured Notes 4.9 Percent Due April 2013 [Member] </link:label>
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<link:label id="lab_unh_FourPointEightPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandFourteenMember_3EFBE8FA86642864A13F5E104607CAB3_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FourPointEightPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandFourteenMember_3EFBE8FA86642864A13F5E104607CAB3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> 4.8% Senior Unsecured Notes Due February 2014 [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_FourPointEightPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandFourteenMember_3EFBE8FA86642864A13F5E104607CAB3_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FourPointEightPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandFourteenMember_3EFBE8FA86642864A13F5E104607CAB3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Four Point Eight Percent Senior Unsecured Notes Due February Two Thousand Fourteen [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_FourPointEightPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandFourteenMember_3EFBE8FA86642864A13F5E104607CAB3_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FourPointEightPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandFourteenMember_3EFBE8FA86642864A13F5E104607CAB3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Senior Unsecured Notes 4.8 Percent Due February 2014 [Member] </link:label>
<link:loc xlink:href="unh-20111231.xsd#unh_FourPointEightPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandFourteenMember" xlink:label="loc_unh_FourPointEightPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandFourteenMember_3EFBE8FA86642864A13F5E104607CAB3" xlink:type="locator"/>
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<link:label id="lab_unh_FivePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandFourteenMember_85861A892724EB35E4AE5E1046073B98_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FivePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandFourteenMember_85861A892724EB35E4AE5E1046073B98" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> 5.0% Senior Unsecured Notes Due August 2014 [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_FivePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandFourteenMember_85861A892724EB35E4AE5E1046073B98_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FivePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandFourteenMember_85861A892724EB35E4AE5E1046073B98" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Five Percent Senior Unsecured Notes Due August Two Thousand Fourteen [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_FivePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandFourteenMember_85861A892724EB35E4AE5E1046073B98_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FivePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandFourteenMember_85861A892724EB35E4AE5E1046073B98" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Senior Unsecured Notes 5.0 Percent Due August 2014 [Member] </link:label>
<link:loc xlink:href="unh-20111231.xsd#unh_FivePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandFourteenMember" xlink:label="loc_unh_FivePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandFourteenMember_85861A892724EB35E4AE5E1046073B98" xlink:type="locator"/>
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<link:label id="lab_unh_FourPointNinePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueMarchTwoThousandFifteenMember_3ECF5D51287D7FE164C65E104607DDAB_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FourPointNinePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueMarchTwoThousandFifteenMember_3ECF5D51287D7FE164C65E104607DDAB" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> 4.9% Senior Unsecured Notes Due March 2015 [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_FourPointNinePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueMarchTwoThousandFifteenMember_3ECF5D51287D7FE164C65E104607DDAB_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FourPointNinePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueMarchTwoThousandFifteenMember_3ECF5D51287D7FE164C65E104607DDAB" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Four Point Nine Percent Senior Unsecured Notes Due March Two Thousand Fifteen [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_FourPointNinePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueMarchTwoThousandFifteenMember_3ECF5D51287D7FE164C65E104607DDAB_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FourPointNinePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueMarchTwoThousandFifteenMember_3ECF5D51287D7FE164C65E104607DDAB" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Senior Unsecured Notes 4.9 Percent Due March 2015 [Member] </link:label>
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<link:label id="lab_unh_FivePointFourPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueMarchTwoThousandSixteenMember_C0A08D85047351619AF75E104607565D_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FivePointFourPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueMarchTwoThousandSixteenMember_C0A08D85047351619AF75E104607565D" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Five Point Four Percent Senior Unsecured Notes Due March Two Thousand Sixteen [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_FivePointFourPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueMarchTwoThousandSixteenMember_C0A08D85047351619AF75E104607565D_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FivePointFourPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueMarchTwoThousandSixteenMember_C0A08D85047351619AF75E104607565D" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Senior Unsecured Notes 5.4 Percent Due March 2016 [Member] </link:label>
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<link:label id="lab_unh_OnePointNinePercentageOfSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandAndSixteenthMember_39E44578BCB0B89AA961B3A2611338CA_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_OnePointNinePercentageOfSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandAndSixteenthMember_39E44578BCB0B89AA961B3A2611338CA" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> One Point Nine Percentage of Senior Unsecured Notes Due November Two Thousand and Sixteenth [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_OnePointNinePercentageOfSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandAndSixteenthMember_39E44578BCB0B89AA961B3A2611338CA_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_OnePointNinePercentageOfSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandAndSixteenthMember_39E44578BCB0B89AA961B3A2611338CA" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> One Point Nine Percentage of Senior Unsecured Notes Due November Two Thousand and Sixteenth [Member] </link:label>
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<link:label id="lab_unh_FivePointFourPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandSixteenMember_20DAA65B4FDA389B96A55E104607B1D2_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FivePointFourPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandSixteenMember_20DAA65B4FDA389B96A55E104607B1D2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> 5.4% Senior Unsecured Notes Due November 2016 [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_FivePointFourPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandSixteenMember_20DAA65B4FDA389B96A55E104607B1D2_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FivePointFourPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandSixteenMember_20DAA65B4FDA389B96A55E104607B1D2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Five Point Four Percent Senior Unsecured Notes Due November Two Thousand Sixteen [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_FivePointFourPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandSixteenMember_20DAA65B4FDA389B96A55E104607B1D2_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FivePointFourPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandSixteenMember_20DAA65B4FDA389B96A55E104607B1D2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Senior Unsecured Notes 5.4 Percent Due November 2016 [Member] </link:label>
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<link:label id="lab_unh_SixPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueJuneTwoThousandSeventeenMember_FB163A8DE3D7375172805E1046075C2D_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_SixPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueJuneTwoThousandSeventeenMember_FB163A8DE3D7375172805E1046075C2D" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> 6.0% Senior Unsecured Notes Due June 2017 [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_SixPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueJuneTwoThousandSeventeenMember_FB163A8DE3D7375172805E1046075C2D_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_SixPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueJuneTwoThousandSeventeenMember_FB163A8DE3D7375172805E1046075C2D" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Six Percent Senior Unsecured Notes Due June Two Thousand Seventeen [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_SixPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueJuneTwoThousandSeventeenMember_FB163A8DE3D7375172805E1046075C2D_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_SixPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueJuneTwoThousandSeventeenMember_FB163A8DE3D7375172805E1046075C2D" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Senior Unsecured Notes 6.0 Percent Due June 2017 [Member] </link:label>
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<link:label id="lab_unh_SixPointZeroPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovember2017Member_8CAA41F581B45B4EBB395E1046075FB1_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_SixPointZeroPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovember2017Member_8CAA41F581B45B4EBB395E1046075FB1" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> 6.0% Senior Unsecured Notes Due November 2017 [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_SixPointZeroPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovember2017Member_8CAA41F581B45B4EBB395E1046075FB1_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_SixPointZeroPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovember2017Member_8CAA41F581B45B4EBB395E1046075FB1" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Six Point Zero Percent Senior Unsecured Notes Due November 2017 [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_SixPointZeroPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovember2017Member_8CAA41F581B45B4EBB395E1046075FB1_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_SixPointZeroPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovember2017Member_8CAA41F581B45B4EBB395E1046075FB1" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Senior Unsecured Notes 6.0 Percent Due November 2017 [Member] </link:label>
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<link:label id="lab_unh_SixPointZeroSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandEighteenMember_82A865E00DDE4D7640895E104607F854_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_SixPointZeroSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandEighteenMember_82A865E00DDE4D7640895E104607F854" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> 6.0% Senior Unsecured Notes Due February 2018 [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_SixPointZeroSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandEighteenMember_82A865E00DDE4D7640895E104607F854_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_SixPointZeroSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandEighteenMember_82A865E00DDE4D7640895E104607F854" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Six Point Zero Senior Unsecured Notes Due February Two Thousand Eighteen [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_SixPointZeroSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandEighteenMember_82A865E00DDE4D7640895E104607F854_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_SixPointZeroSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandEighteenMember_82A865E00DDE4D7640895E104607F854" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Senior Unsecured Notes 6.0 Percent Due February 2018 [Member] </link:label>
<link:loc xlink:href="unh-20111231.xsd#unh_SixPointZeroSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandEighteenMember" xlink:label="loc_unh_SixPointZeroSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandEighteenMember_82A865E00DDE4D7640895E104607F854" xlink:type="locator"/>
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<link:label id="lab_unh_ThreePointNinePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueOctoberTwoThousandTwentyMember_19D2273C85AA821700B75E1046073BC0_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_ThreePointNinePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueOctoberTwoThousandTwentyMember_19D2273C85AA821700B75E1046073BC0" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> 3.9% Senior Unsecured Notes Due October 2020 [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_ThreePointNinePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueOctoberTwoThousandTwentyMember_19D2273C85AA821700B75E1046073BC0_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_ThreePointNinePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueOctoberTwoThousandTwentyMember_19D2273C85AA821700B75E1046073BC0" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Three Point Nine Percent Senior Unsecured Notes Due October Two Thousand Twenty [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_ThreePointNinePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueOctoberTwoThousandTwentyMember_19D2273C85AA821700B75E1046073BC0_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_ThreePointNinePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueOctoberTwoThousandTwentyMember_19D2273C85AA821700B75E1046073BC0" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Three Point Nine Percentage of Senior Unsecured Notes Due October Two Thousand and Twenty [Member] </link:label>
<link:loc xlink:href="unh-20111231.xsd#unh_ThreePointNinePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueOctoberTwoThousandTwentyMember" xlink:label="loc_unh_ThreePointNinePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueOctoberTwoThousandTwentyMember_19D2273C85AA821700B75E1046073BC0" xlink:type="locator"/>
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<link:label id="lab_unh_FourPointSevenPercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandTwentyOneMember_923DE1E785ED01AC3A325E10460770B9_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FourPointSevenPercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandTwentyOneMember_923DE1E785ED01AC3A325E10460770B9" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> 4.7% Senior Unsecured Notes Due February 2021 [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_FourPointSevenPercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandTwentyOneMember_923DE1E785ED01AC3A325E10460770B9_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FourPointSevenPercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandTwentyOneMember_923DE1E785ED01AC3A325E10460770B9" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Four Point Seven Percentage Senior Unsecured Notes Due February Two Thousand Twenty One [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_FourPointSevenPercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandTwentyOneMember_923DE1E785ED01AC3A325E10460770B9_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FourPointSevenPercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandTwentyOneMember_923DE1E785ED01AC3A325E10460770B9" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Four Point Seven Percentage of Senior Unsecured Notes Due February Two Thousand and Twenty One [Member] </link:label>
<link:loc xlink:href="unh-20111231.xsd#unh_FourPointSevenPercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandTwentyOneMember" xlink:label="loc_unh_FourPointSevenPercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandTwentyOneMember_923DE1E785ED01AC3A325E10460770B9" xlink:type="locator"/>
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<link:label id="lab_unh_ThreePointFourPercentageOfSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandTwentyOneMember_7DBC9E02C80B378CCE6DB3A7352A03F7_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_ThreePointFourPercentageOfSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandTwentyOneMember_7DBC9E02C80B378CCE6DB3A7352A03F7" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Three Point Four Percentage of Senior Unsecured Notes Due November Two Thousand Twenty One [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_ThreePointFourPercentageOfSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandTwentyOneMember_7DBC9E02C80B378CCE6DB3A7352A03F7_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_ThreePointFourPercentageOfSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandTwentyOneMember_7DBC9E02C80B378CCE6DB3A7352A03F7" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Three Point Four Percentage of Senior Unsecured Notes Due November Two Thousand Twenty One [Member] </link:label>
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<link:label id="lab_unh_ZeroCouponSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember_5D2EDDABAA88EE1068735E10460751EF_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_ZeroCouponSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember_5D2EDDABAA88EE1068735E10460751EF" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Zero Coupon Senior Unsecured Notes Due November 2022 [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_ZeroCouponSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember_5D2EDDABAA88EE1068735E10460751EF_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_ZeroCouponSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember_5D2EDDABAA88EE1068735E10460751EF" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Zero Coupon Senior Unsecured Notes Due November Two Thousand Twenty Two [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_ZeroCouponSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember_5D2EDDABAA88EE1068735E10460751EF_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_ZeroCouponSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember_5D2EDDABAA88EE1068735E10460751EF" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Senior Unsecured Notes Zero Coupon Due November 2022 [Member] </link:label>
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<link:label id="lab_unh_FivePointEightPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueMarchTwoThousandThirtySixMember_CE573588A607C8219E305E104607F1A0_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FivePointEightPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueMarchTwoThousandThirtySixMember_CE573588A607C8219E305E104607F1A0" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> 5.8% Senior Unsecured Notes Due March 2036 [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_FivePointEightPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueMarchTwoThousandThirtySixMember_CE573588A607C8219E305E104607F1A0_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FivePointEightPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueMarchTwoThousandThirtySixMember_CE573588A607C8219E305E104607F1A0" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Five Point Eight Percent Senior Unsecured Notes Due March Two Thousand Thirty Six [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_FivePointEightPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueMarchTwoThousandThirtySixMember_CE573588A607C8219E305E104607F1A0_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FivePointEightPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueMarchTwoThousandThirtySixMember_CE573588A607C8219E305E104607F1A0" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Senior Unsecured Notes 5.8 Percent Due March 2036 [Member] </link:label>
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<link:label id="lab_unh_SixPointFivePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueJuneTwoThousandThirtySevenMember_585EE1F78CDEB991D4055E1046075A27_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_SixPointFivePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueJuneTwoThousandThirtySevenMember_585EE1F78CDEB991D4055E1046075A27" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Six Point Five Percent Senior Unsecured Notes Due June Two Thousand Thirty Seven [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_SixPointFivePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueJuneTwoThousandThirtySevenMember_585EE1F78CDEB991D4055E1046075A27_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_SixPointFivePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueJuneTwoThousandThirtySevenMember_585EE1F78CDEB991D4055E1046075A27" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Senior Unsecured Notes 6.5 Percent Due June 2037 [Member] </link:label>
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<link:label id="lab_unh_SixPointSixPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandThirtySevenMember_C83A2FEA4542F08B5DFE5E1046071450_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_SixPointSixPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandThirtySevenMember_C83A2FEA4542F08B5DFE5E1046071450" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> 6.6% Senior Unsecured Notes Due November 2037 [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_SixPointSixPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandThirtySevenMember_C83A2FEA4542F08B5DFE5E1046071450_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_SixPointSixPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandThirtySevenMember_C83A2FEA4542F08B5DFE5E1046071450" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Six Point Six Percent Senior Unsecured Notes Due November Two Thousand Thirty Seven [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_SixPointSixPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandThirtySevenMember_C83A2FEA4542F08B5DFE5E1046071450_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_SixPointSixPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandThirtySevenMember_C83A2FEA4542F08B5DFE5E1046071450" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Senior Unsecured Notes 6.6 Percent Due November 2037 [Member] </link:label>
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<link:label id="lab_unh_SixPointNinePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandThirtyEightMember_20B803CFAD74DD25AF875E10460774A0_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_SixPointNinePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandThirtyEightMember_20B803CFAD74DD25AF875E10460774A0" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> 6.9% Senior Unsecured Notes Due February 2038 [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_SixPointNinePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandThirtyEightMember_20B803CFAD74DD25AF875E10460774A0_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_SixPointNinePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandThirtyEightMember_20B803CFAD74DD25AF875E10460774A0" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Six Point Nine Percent Senior Unsecured Notes Due February Two Thousand Thirty Eight [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_SixPointNinePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandThirtyEightMember_20B803CFAD74DD25AF875E10460774A0_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_SixPointNinePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandThirtyEightMember_20B803CFAD74DD25AF875E10460774A0" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Senior Unsecured Notes 6.9 Percent Due February 2038 [Member] </link:label>
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<link:label id="lab_unh_FivePointSevenPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueOctoberTwoThousandFortyMember_19883895133D48247E285E1046073CB1_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FivePointSevenPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueOctoberTwoThousandFortyMember_19883895133D48247E285E1046073CB1" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> 5.7% Senior Unsecured Notes Due October 2040 [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_FivePointSevenPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueOctoberTwoThousandFortyMember_19883895133D48247E285E1046073CB1_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FivePointSevenPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueOctoberTwoThousandFortyMember_19883895133D48247E285E1046073CB1" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Five Point Seven Percent Senior Unsecured Notes Due October Two Thousand Forty [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_FivePointSevenPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueOctoberTwoThousandFortyMember_19883895133D48247E285E1046073CB1_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FivePointSevenPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueOctoberTwoThousandFortyMember_19883895133D48247E285E1046073CB1" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Five Point Seven Percentage of Senior Unsecured Notes Due October Two Thousand and Forty [Member] </link:label>
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<link:label id="lab_unh_SixPointZeroPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandFortyOneMember_654E57620820EC8DF4495E104607AD67_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_SixPointZeroPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandFortyOneMember_654E57620820EC8DF4495E104607AD67" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> 6.0% Senior Unsecured Notes Due February 2041 [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_SixPointZeroPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandFortyOneMember_654E57620820EC8DF4495E104607AD67_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_SixPointZeroPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandFortyOneMember_654E57620820EC8DF4495E104607AD67" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Six Point Zero Percent Senior Unsecured Notes Due February Two Thousand Forty One [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_SixPointZeroPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandFortyOneMember_654E57620820EC8DF4495E104607AD67_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_SixPointZeroPercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueFebruaryTwoThousandFortyOneMember_654E57620820EC8DF4495E104607AD67" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Six Point Zero Percentage of Senior Unsecured Notes Due February Two Thousand and Forty One [Member] </link:label>
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<link:label id="lab_unh_FourPointSixPercentageOfSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandFortyOneMember_9A843080E087E0513CC3B3A860E98B66_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FourPointSixPercentageOfSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandFortyOneMember_9A843080E087E0513CC3B3A860E98B66" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Four Point Six Percentage of Senior Unsecured Notes Due November Two Thousand Forty One [Member] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_FourPointSixPercentageOfSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandFortyOneMember_9A843080E087E0513CC3B3A860E98B66_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FourPointSixPercentageOfSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandFortyOneMember_9A843080E087E0513CC3B3A860E98B66" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Four Point Six Percentage of Senior Unsecured Notes Due November Two Thousand Forty One [Member] </link:label>
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<link:label id="lab_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount_3815495F074444173D515E104607A86F_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount_3815495F074444173D515E104607A86F" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Long-term Debt, Gross </link:label>
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<link:label id="lab_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue_0E4B74A8932CEDFFCA9B5E10460873FD_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue_0E4B74A8932CEDFFCA9B5E10460873FD" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure </link:label>
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<link:label id="lab_us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears_44CE49E711828DEFB1B6AACCC527BFCE_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears_44CE49E711828DEFB1B6AACCC527BFCE" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Three Years </link:label>
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<link:label id="lab_us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears_8AF4106CC7EAA0108739AACCFCC11070_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears_8AF4106CC7EAA0108739AACCFCC11070" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Four Years </link:label>
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<link:label id="lab_unh_TwoThousandSixMember_0804A534C77C51FF08585E1035C06E45_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_TwoThousandSixMember_0804A534C77C51FF08585E1035C06E45" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> 2006 [Member] </link:label>
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<link:label id="lab_unh_MedicarePartDPolicyPolicyTextBlock_0B23E6441C3810378FF0679ED7626FE0_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_MedicarePartDPolicyPolicyTextBlock_0B23E6441C3810378FF0679ED7626FE0" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Medicare Part D Policy [Policy Text Block] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_MedicarePartDPolicyPolicyTextBlock_0B23E6441C3810378FF0679ED7626FE0_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_MedicarePartDPolicyPolicyTextBlock_0B23E6441C3810378FF0679ED7626FE0" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Medicare Part D Policy [Policy Text Block] </link:label>
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<link:loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsGoodwillPolicy" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsGoodwillPolicy_AE89E1725864EADD190F1A794DBF3DAF" xlink:type="locator"/>
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<link:loc xlink:href="unh-20111231.xsd#unh_OtherPolicyLiabilitiesPolicyTextBlock" xlink:label="loc_unh_OtherPolicyLiabilitiesPolicyTextBlock_395A7850D4D0350E34C067BEC2796239" xlink:type="locator"/>
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<link:label id="lab_unh_FuturePolicyBenefitsAndReinsuranceReceivablesPolicyPolicyTextBlock_476B4A729D8E9EE0911A67DBB0116F46_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FuturePolicyBenefitsAndReinsuranceReceivablesPolicyPolicyTextBlock_476B4A729D8E9EE0911A67DBB0116F46" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Future Policy Benefits And Reinsurance Receivables Policy [Policy Text Block] </link:label>
<link:label id="lab_unh_FuturePolicyBenefitsAndReinsuranceReceivablesPolicyPolicyTextBlock_476B4A729D8E9EE0911A67DBB0116F46_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_unh_FuturePolicyBenefitsAndReinsuranceReceivablesPolicyPolicyTextBlock_476B4A729D8E9EE0911A67DBB0116F46" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US"> Future Policy Benefits And Reinsurance Receivables Policy [Policy Text Block] </link:label>
<link:loc xlink:href="unh-20111231.xsd#unh_FuturePolicyBenefitsAndReinsuranceReceivablesPolicyPolicyTextBlock" xlink:label="loc_unh_FuturePolicyBenefitsAndReinsuranceReceivablesPolicyPolicyTextBlock_476B4A729D8E9EE0911A67DBB0116F46" xlink:type="locator"/>
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