UnitedHealthcare Introduces 2016 Medicare Advantage Plans Highlighted by Stability, Choice - Seite 2

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 HouseCalls^SM 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.