MedCity News October 4, 2020
The insurer plans to increase the footprint for its Medicare Advantage plans by 50%, adding plans in 300 additional counties.
UnitedHealthcare is planning a big expansion to its Medicare Advantage plans for 2021. Currently, more than 6.5 million people are enrolled in its plans. Next year, the insurer will expand its service area to include another 3.2 million people across 300 counties.
It would make for UnitedHealthcare’s largest expansion of its Medicare Advantage business in five years, the company said.
The insurer said most of its plans would include $0 copays for primary care, behavioral health visits, routine vision and hearing exams, colonoscopies and mammograms, and cardiac rehab. It’s also waiving copays for medical and behavioral telehealth visits.
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