UnitedHealthcare Introduces 2016 Medicare Advantage Plans Highlighted by Stability, Choice

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 37 million Medicare beneficiaries in UnitedHealthcare’s 2016 coverage area, including 60 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 Medicare
UnitedHealthcare’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.