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109 2021 Sustainability Report Responsible Business Practices Performance Data Our People and Culture A Modern, High-Performing Health System Introduction Environmental Health Topic Code/Metric UnitedHealth Group Disclosure Improved Outcomes HC-MC-260a.2 Total coverage for preventive health services with no cost sharing for the enrollees, total coverage for preventive health services requiring cost sharing by the enrollee, percentage of enrollees receiving Initial Preventive Physical Examinations (IPEE) or Annual Wellness Visits (AWV) UnitedHealthcare covers certain medical services under the preventive care services benefit. The federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requires non-grandfathered health plans to cover certain “recommended preventive services” as identified by PPACA under the preventive care services benefit, without cost sharing to members when provided by network providers. Non-Grandfathered Plans • Non-gr andfathered plans provide coverage for preventive care services with no member cost sharing when services are obtained from a network provider. • U nder PPACA, services obtained from an out-of-network provider are not required to be covered under a plan’s preventive benefit and may be subject to member cost sharing. Refer to the member-specific benefit plan document for out-of-network benefit information, if any. Grandfathered Plans • Plans that maint ain grandfathered status under PPACA are not required by law to provide coverage for these preventive services without member cost sharing, although a grandfathered plan may choose to voluntarily amend its plan document to include these preventive benefits. • E xcept where there are state mandates, a grandfathered plan might include member cost sharing, or exclude some of the preventive care services identified under PPACA. • 2 021 Sustainability Report: A Modern, High Performing Health System — Preventive Services Long-Term Commitment, page 36 . Approximately 69% of our members received preventive services in 2021. 1 1. Pr eventive health services defined in accordance with AMA guidelines as required by the PPACA, including wellness visits, preventive visits and vaccinations. HC-MC-260a.3 Number of customers receiving care from Accountable Care Organizations or enrolled in Patient- Centered Medical Home programs • 1 4.4 million UnitedHealthcare members access care from physicians in value-based arrangements. • 2 021 Sustainability Report: Helping to Build a Modern, High- Performing Health System — Improving Health Care Affordability, page 37 . Climate Change Impacts on Human Health HC-MC-450a.1 Discussion of the strategy to address the effects of climate change on business operations and how specific risks presented by changes in the geographic incidence, morbidity, and mortality of illnesses and diseases are incorporated into risk models • CDP 2 020 Questionnaire : Section C2.2 Process(es) for identifying, assessing and responding to climate-related risks and opportunities, pages 9-12; Section C2.3a Risks identified with the potential to have a substantive financial or strategic impact on the business, pages 17-25; Section C2.4a Opportunities identified with the potential to have a substantive financial or strategic impact on the business, pages 25-33. • 2 021 Sustainability Report: Environmental Health, page 59 . • En vironmental Impact Statement .

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