EXHIBIT 99








CONTACT: 	Susan Busch,
		Director, Public and Media Relations
		(612) 936-1932
								
(For Immediate Release)


SHAREHOLDER LAWSUIT DISMISSED



MINNEAPOLIS (December 18, 1996) -- United HealthCare 
Corporation (NYSE: UNH) today announced that, through a 
Stipulation and Order entered into by counsel for the 
plaintiff and the defendants and ordered by The Honorable 
Michael J. Davis, the claims against all defendants have 
been dismissed with prejudice as to named plaintiff Ray Levy 
in the case of Ray Levy, On Behalf of Himself and Others 
Similarly Situated vs. United HealthCare Corporation, et 
al., Case No. 3-96 Civ. 750, filed on August 9, 1996 in the 
United States District Court, District of Minnesota.  The 
complaint had alleged securities fraud and other claims 
related to a decline in United HealthCare's stock price.  
This dismissal was agreed to and ordered prior to any effort 
by the plaintiff to have the case certified as a class 
action and without any payment to the named plaintiff or his 
counsel.
	United HealthCare Corporation (www.uhc.com) is a 
national leader in health care management, serving 
purchasers, consumers, managers and providers of health care 
since 1974.  The company serves over 40 million individuals 
through a broad continuum of health care products and 
services.

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