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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000731766-96-000020
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	19961218
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		19961219
SROS:			NYSE

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			UNITED HEALTHCARE CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000731766
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	HOSPITAL & MEDICAL SERVICE PLANS [6324]
		IRS NUMBER:				411321939
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10864
		FILM NUMBER:		96683218

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PO BOX 1459
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55440-1459
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6129361300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PO BOX 1459
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55440-1459
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	SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

	Washington, D. C.  20549

	          

	
	FORM 8-K


	CURRENT REPORT

	Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
	Securities Exchange Act of 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  December 18, 
1996



UNITED HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
	(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



MINNESOTA
	(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


		0-13253						41-1321939
	(Commission File Number)				(IRS Employer       
                                         Identification No.)



	300 Opus Center, 9900 Bren Road East, Minnetonka, MN      55343
(Address of principal executive offices)	 		(Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:(612) 936-1300




Item 5. Other Events

On December 18, 1996 the Registrant issued a press release 
relating to the dismissal of all claims against defendants in the 
case of Ray Levy, On Behallf of Himself and Others Similarly 
Situated vs United HealthCare Corporation, et al.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information 
and Exhibits.

(c)	Exhibits
	
	Exhibit 99--United HealthCare Corporation press release, 
dated December 18, 1996.



	SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on 
its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


						UNITED HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
							


						By                                 
                              
						      David P. Koppe
						      Chief Financial Officer


Date:	December 18, 1996



EXHIBIT INDEX




Exhibit Number	Description								
	Page No.

99			United HealthCare Corporation  press release			
	5
			dated December 18, 1996.					



 



 

 





































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									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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