- No change in monthly premium for nearly
90 percent of Medicare Advantage members, with many continuing to
enjoy a $0 premium
- Choice of Medicare Advantage plans
offered to more than 90 percent of members
- Plans encourage use of preventive care
services and help improve members’ health
First bullet point following second paragraph of release should
read: Access to Medicare Advantage plans with a $0 premium beyond the Medicare Part B
premium for more than 26 million Medicare beneficiaries in
UnitedHealthcare’s 2016 coverage area, including 87 percent of its
current members.
The corrected release reads:
UNITEDHEALTHCARE INTRODUCES 2016 MEDICARE
ADVANTAGE PLANS HIGHLIGHTED BY STABILITY, CHOICE
- No change in monthly premium for nearly
90 percent of Medicare Advantage members, with many continuing to
enjoy a $0 premium
- Choice of Medicare Advantage plans
offered to more than 90 percent of members
- Plans encourage use of preventive care
services and help improve members’ health
UnitedHealthcare today introduced its 2016 Medicare Advantage
plans, featuring stable offerings designed to deliver coordinated
care that helps members maintain and maximize their health.
Beneficiaries enrolled in UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Advantage
plans will find stability and predictability in their benefits in
2016. Highlights of the 2016 plans include:
- Access to Medicare Advantage plans with
a $0 premium beyond the
Medicare Part B premium for more than 26 million Medicare
beneficiaries in UnitedHealthcare’s 2016 coverage area, including
87 percent of its current members;
- No change in
the monthly premium for nearly 90 percent of
UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Advantage members, with many continuing
to enjoy a $0 premium;
- A choice of
Medicare Advantage plans for more than 90 percent of
members, enabling many of them to select from $0-premium plans that
maximize affordability and plans with monthly premiums that may
offer richer benefits and lower cost-sharing;
- Expanded plan
options in several metropolitan areas in 2016, including
Savannah, Georgia, Toledo, Ohio, and Pittsburgh, giving more than 1
million beneficiaries the opportunity to experience for themselves
why more people have chosen UnitedHealthcare for their Medicare
Advantage coverage than any other health plan; and,
- Prescription
drug coverage with stable medication copays and
formularies included with most Medicare Advantage plans,
giving beneficiaries access to the medications they need without
having to pay a separate premium for a stand-alone Part D
plan.
“Our members can take comfort in the stability of their benefits
in 2016,” said Steve Nelson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare Medicare &
Retirement. “Regardless of our members’ health status or health
needs, we’re committed to helping them live happier, healthier
lives, which is why we work to make it as simple and convenient as
possible for them to access the care they need.”
Benefits People Value and Not Available
in Original MedicareUnitedHealthcare’s Medicare
Advantage plans offer benefits, services and support that
beneficiaries value – and that they won’t find with Original
Medicare.
The plans encourage and facilitate the delivery of coordinated
care through high-quality provider networks to help beneficiaries
maintain and maximize their health. The doctors who care for
UnitedHealthcare members serve as a comprehensive care team, led by
a primary care doctor, that works together to help members receive
the care they need at the right time and in the most appropriate
setting.
This collaborative, coordinated, team-based approach will close
millions of gaps in care for UnitedHealthcare members in 2015 by
helping beneficiaries receive recommended cancer screenings such as
mammograms, for example, and supporting their adherence to
medications to help manage their diabetes, high blood pressure or
cholesterol. Ultimately this can help improve members’ health
outcomes and health care experience while also saving money for
both members and the broader health care system.
All of UnitedHealthcare’s standard Medicare Advantage plans
cover an annual physical, above and beyond the annual wellness
visit available through Original Medicare. If individuals are
overdue for their annual physical or wellness visit,
UnitedHealthcare Customer Care representatives can help connect
them to the care they need by scheduling the appointment for
them.
And for urgent health issues or concerns that can’t wait for the
next available doctor’s appointment, beneficiaries can reach health
care professionals 24 hours a day, seven days a week, through the
NurseLine.
To supplement the care from members’ primary care physician,
UnitedHealthcare’s HouseCallsSM program provides them the
opportunity to have a physical exam and comprehensive review of
their health status in the comfort of their home. The company
projects that 1 million beneficiaries will receive a HouseCalls
visit in 2015.
Nearly all of UnitedHealthcare’s standard Medicare Advantage
plans cover routine vision and hearing care, and most will continue
to provide coverage of hearing aids for co-pays that are
significantly lower than the retail price, giving 85 percent of
members access to important devices that otherwise aren’t covered
by Original Medicare. By offering these benefits, UnitedHealthcare
aims to support beneficiaries’ desire to remain independent and
engaged with their friends, family and community by helping them
maintain their vision and hearing health.
Nearly all of the medications that are most commonly used by
UnitedHealthcare members will remain on tiers 1 and 2 of the
formulary for its Medicare Advantage Part D plans. Members enrolled
in standard Medicare Advantage Part D plans can access these
medications with no deductible, and – new in 2016 – they can
receive a 90-day supply of these drugs for a $0 copay when they use
OptumRx, the company’s preferred mail-service pharmacy, for
convenient home delivery.
UnitedHealthcare will enhance its efforts to help people
enrolled in its Medicare Advantage plans become happier and
healthier with the introduction of Renew by UnitedHealthcare, a
comprehensive set of wellness tools and resources designed to help
members take control of their health by educating, guiding and
supporting them while making their health care experience simple
and rewarding.
Nearly 70 percent of people enrolled in UnitedHealthcare’s
Medicare Advantage plans can take advantage of a SilverSneakers
fitness membership in 2016, giving them opportunities to exercise
and maintain important social connections in an environment focused
on the needs of older adults.
Serving the Health and Well-Being Needs
of Nearly One in Five BeneficiariesUnitedHealthcare’s
Medicare plans, many of which carry the AARP brand, have been
designed to help meet the diverse needs of the more than 55 million
current beneficiaries as well as baby boomers who are aging into
Medicare at the rate of 10,000 per day.* The company serves nearly
one in five Medicare beneficiaries through its Medicare Advantage,
Part D prescription drug and Medicare supplement plans.
More information about UnitedHealthcare’s 2016 Medicare
offerings is available at www.UHCMedicarePlans.com.
Beneficiaries in the following communities can also visit a
nearby UnitedHealthcare MedicareStore or MedicareStore-branded mall
kiosk for personalized, one-on-one support with their enrollment
decisions from licensed UnitedHealthcare agents: Los Angeles;
Lynnwood, Washington; Las Vegas; Tucson, Arizona; Colorado Springs;
Fort Worth, Texas; Mesquite, Texas; St. Louis; Oak Lawn, Illinois;
Greensburg, Pennsylvania; Toms River, New Jersey; Depew, New York;
Staten Island, New York; Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Delray
Beach, Florida; Fort Myers, Florida; and The Villages, Florida.
About
UnitedHealthcareUnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping
people nationwide live healthier lives by simplifying the health
care experience, meeting consumer health and wellness needs, and
sustaining trusted relationships with care providers. The company
offers the full spectrum of health benefit programs for
individuals, employers, military service members, retirees and
their families, and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and
contracts directly with more than 850,000 physicians and care
professionals, and 6,000 hospitals and other care facilities
nationwide. UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified Fortune 50 health and
well-being company. For more information, visit UnitedHealthcare at
www.uhc.com or follow @myUHC on Twitter.
*CMS and U.S. Census Data, 2015All other statistics in this
release can be attributed to UnitedHealthcare Internal Data,
2015.
Plans are insured through UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company or
one of its affiliated companies, a Medicare Advantage organization
with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in the plan depends on the
plan’s contract renewal with Medicare.
You must continue to pay your Medicare Part B premium.
This information is not a complete description of benefits.
Contact the plan for more information.
Limitations, copayments, and restrictions may apply. Benefits,
premiums and/or co-payments/co-insurance may change on January 1 of
each year. The provider network may change at any time. You will
receive notice when necessary.
You are not required to use OptumRx home delivery for a 90-day
supply of your maintenance medication. If you have not used OptumRx
home delivery, you must approve the first prescription order sent
directly from your doctor to OptumRx before it can be filled. New
prescriptions from OptumRx should arrive within ten business days
from the date the completed order is received, and refill orders
should arrive in about seven business days. Contact OptumRx anytime
at 1-888-658-0539, TTY 711. OptumRx is an affiliate of
UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company. Co-pay is applicable during
initial coverage period and does not apply during coverage gap or
catastrophic amount.
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