"The pipeline of opportunities we are discussing with existing and prospective customers ...

... are increasingly more strategic. We are being asked to help fundamentally change and improve core business operations, rather than simply respond to traditional RFPs or single-point solutions. Today the average award size for OptumHealth and OptumInsight is more than double what it was just a few years ago. And Optum's qualified sales pipeline continues to grow strongly in both opportunity size and quality."

— UnitedHealth Group CEO Stephen Hemsley said during a recent conference call to report second-quarter earnings