EXHIBIT 31
CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
Certification of Principal Executive Officer
I, William W. McGuire, M.D., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (the “registrant”); and
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.
/s/ WILLIAM W. MCGUIRE, M.D. | |
William W. McGuire, M.D. | |
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Date: January 20, 2004
Certification of Principal Financial Officer
I, Patrick J. Erlandson, Chief Financial Officer of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (the “registrant”); and
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.
/s/ PATRICK J. ERLANDSON | |
Patrick J. Erlandson | |
Chief Financial Officer |
Date: January 20, 2004