NU Online News Service, Jan. 31, 2005, 4:25 p.m. EST

A Minnetonka, Minn., company will be selling health discount cards and marketing small group health coverage to holders of American Express payment cards.[@@]

The company, a unit of UnitedHealth Group Inc., is making a marketing deal with OPEN: The Small Business Network, a small business affinity marketing organization set up by American Express Company, New York.

Starting in a few months, UnitedHealth will be selling discount cards to OPEN network members in most states and offering access to discounts on small group coverage in about 30 states, UnitedHealth says.

Business owners who hold American Express cards will be able to pay for health care products with their American Express cards.

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