Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
HEMSLEY STEPHEN J
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC [UNH]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CEO & President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, 9900 BREN ROAD EAST
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/06/2007
(Street)

MINNETONKA, MN 55343
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 47.34 03/06/2007(1)   D(1)     187,500   (1) 05/02/2015 Common Stock 187,500 (1) 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 48.355 03/06/2007(1)   A(1)   187,500     (1) 05/02/2015 Common Stock 187,500 (1) 187,500 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
HEMSLEY STEPHEN J
C/O UNITEDHEALTH GROUP
9900 BREN ROAD EAST
MINNETONKA, MN 55343
  X     CEO & President  

Signatures

 /s/ By: Dannette L. Smith for Stephen J. Hemsley   03/08/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The reporting person has entered into an agreement, effective as of December 22, 2006 (the "Agreement"), with UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (the "Company") to increase the exercise prices of the options specified above (which vested in 2005 or later and are potentially subject to a surtax under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code) to the closing price of the Company's common stock on the accounting measurement date for the option grant. The accounting measurement date for each option grant was finalized on March 6, 2007 when the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 and restated its prior-year financial statements. For Section 16 reporting purposes only, the increases in option exercise prices are deemed to be a cancellation of the old options and the grant of replacement options. The other terms of the outstanding options (including the vesting of the options) remain unchanged.

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