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UnitedHealthcare Medicare Supplement Insurance and Medicare Advantage Plans for Sharp Hospitals
UnitedHealthcare is one of the most popular Medicare carriers in town because they offer the most options on both the Supplement side and the Advantage side.
UHC offers more Medicare Advantage plans than any other carrier in San Diego. UHC has a great relationship with Sharp. In fact, if you want an Advantage plan with access to Sharp, your best option is through UnitedHealthcare.
UnitedHealthcare is one of the most popular Medicare carriers in town because they offer the most options on both the Supplement side and the Advantage side.
UHC offers more Medicare Advantage plans than any other carrier in San Diego. UHC has a great relationship with Sharp. In fact, if you want an Advantage plan with access to Sharp, your best option is through UnitedHealthcare.
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Why Choose UnitedHealthcare for Medicare in San Diego
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1. Advantage plans with access to Sharp Hospitals
UnitedHealthcare offers great Advantage plans with access to Sharp hospital network. These plans are well designed to cover your medical costs while also offering additional services like prescription drug coverage, dental and vision insurance, as well as other additional benefits.
2. Advantage plans with access to Scripps Del Mar and Scripps La Jolla
UnitedHealthcare offers a handful of Advantage plans with limited access to the Scripps hospital network and the Scripps doctor network. These plans are well designed to cover your medical costs while also offering additional services like prescription drug coverage, dental and vision insurance, as well as other additional benefits.
3. More Supplement options than any other carrier
UnitedHealthcare is unique in how it offers the most plans. Many carriers choose to only offer the best Supplement plans: for example, Blue Shield offers Plan A, Plan N, and Plan G… the most popular options with the best benefits. UHC offers Plan A, B, C, D, G, K, L, M, and Plan N.
4. AARP Partnership
UHC has partnered with AARP for all of their plans. If you are going to sign up for a UHC Medicare plan, you will also sign up for AARP and receive all the benefits associated with their membership. This includes health and wellness benefits only offered by AARP, insurance and financial services, discounts on food, shopping, and entertainment, and so much more.
5. Reputation & High Quality Service
UnitedHealthcare has always had high quality service in mind and have continue to receive 96% satisfaction surveys from their Medicare members. 9 – 10 members would recommend their plan to family members. UHC arguably covers more people with Medicare Supplement Plans nationwide than any other individual insurance carrier.
Additional Benefits with a UHC Medicare Plan
UHC benefits include worldwide coverage, AARP discounts, dental coverage and more!
Emergency Response
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24/7 push of a button help in the event of a fall or any other emergency. Get a lightweight and waterproof button to connect directly to the LIfeStation Monitoring Center.
Dental Coverage
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Yes, either with a built in dental benefit for some Advantage plans and with plans that do not have a dental plan built in you can get additional AARP special dental insurance plans.
AARP Vision Discounts by EyeMed
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You can save your money on eyewear purchases and eye exams with this AARP benefit. These EyeMed discounts include savings at LensCrafters and other retailers.
Hearing Program by HearUSA
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A discount for hearing services and hearing aids is available by certified HearingUSA health caer providers. Your AARP membership combined with your HearUSA membership offers you the best technology available.
24-7 Nurse Line and Virtual Medical Visits
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A registered nurse is available at all times to discuss any concerns you may be facing in your life. The nurse line is available any day and any time. Spanish translation services are available as well. Also talk to a provider wherever you are with Virtual Medical Visits.
Scan Travel Insurance
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Don’t worry, you can travel outside of the United States and feel comfortable knowing your Medicare plan will cover most of the costs for your urgent care if you need it.
Entertainment Shopping and Restaurant Discounts
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AARP has the bargaining power to offer its members discounts only available through them. AARP members enjoy discounts on movie tickets and concessions, discounts while shopping malls and specific stores, and discounts on food and dining. Save on car rentals, hotels, and airline tickets.
Chiropractic, Acupuncture, Podiatry
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Unlike many Advantage plans and Supplement Plans, you’ll have access to Chiropractic, acupuncture, and podiatry care for many of the UHC Advantage plans you select.
Advantage Plans from UnitedHealthcare
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Scripps HMO Advantage plans from UHC
UnitedHealthcare offers a handful of HMO plans that provide access to Scripps networks of doctors. These plans have a limited number of doctors accepting them, so you’ll want to ask HealthyMarks to make sure your primary care physician and the important specialists you visit will accept your plan. With these plans, you’ll have access to the facilities at Scripps Clinic in both Del Mar and La Jolla. You will also be able to visit many of the hospitals in San Diego County.
- AARP Medicare Advantage SecureHorizons Plan 4 (HMO)
- AARP Medicare Advantage SecureHorizons Value (HMO)
- AARP Medicare Advantage SecureHorizons Premier (HMO)
- AARP Medicare Advantage SecureHorizons Essential (HMO)
Network of Facilities available
- Scripps Clinic Del Mar
- Scripps Clinic La Jolla
Sharp HMO Advantage plans from UHC
UnitedHealthcare offers a group of Medicare Advantage Plans that offer access to the Sharp network of doctors. These plans have a limited number of doctors accepting them, so you’ll want to ask HealthyMarks to verify your primary care physician and the important specialists you visit will accept your plan. With these plans, you’ll have access to Sharp hospitals as well as Palomar and Pomerado.
- Medicare Advantage Walgreens (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage Assure (HMO)
- Sharp SecureHorizons Plan by UnitedHealthcare (HMO)
Network of Facilities available
- Sharp Memorial Hospital
- Sharp Grossmont
- Sharp Coronado
- Sharp Chula Vista
- Palomar Health System
- Palomar Medical Center
- Pomerado Hospital
UHC offers the largest number of Supplement plans
Many carriers only offer maybe one or two Supplement plans because the insurance carrier finds them to be the best for the most amount of people. UHC believes that you should have more choices in your Supplement plans. This is why UHC offers a Plan A, B, C, D, G, K, L, M, and Plan N.
These Supplement plans cover the costs differently. For example, Plan K and Plan L do not cover foreign travel emergencies while Plan N does. If you know you will not travel out of the country, you could instead sign up for Plan K.
UHC does not offer any “Extra” or “Innovative” Supplement plans because all of their additional benefits are already bundled into the Supplement partnership with AARP. Regardless of which Supplement plan you sign up for, you’ll receive AARP additional benefits.
AARP Membership Details
A membership with AARP signals a membership within a community. A community that has reached nearly 38 million members!
You will benefit from this nonprofit, nonpartisan, social-welfare organisation that has been advocating for the rights of people 50 years and older. AARP has been around for over 50 years.
Members will enjoy exclusive discounts and offers like these listed below:
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Dental Add ons for UHC Supplement Plans
AARP Offers Discounted Dental Plans
When you enroll in a Supplement Plan from UHC and some of the Advantage plans as well, you’ll want to pair it with a dental insurance plan. Although you can always pair your UHC medical with a different insurance carrier’s dental plan, UHC offers great dental products through their partner AARP.
Advantage Plans with Built in Dental Insurance
Some of the Advantage plans have dental plans already built into the plan design at little or no additional cost to you the enrollee. Other advantage plans, you will want to pair your plan with a UHC dental insurance plan offered through AARP.
Prescription Drug Coverage for UHC Supplement Plans
All Advantage plans have built-in prescription drug coverage and you will not need to shop elsewhere to get your drugs covered. But with all Supplement plans, you’ll want to pair your Supplement plan with a Part D Prescription Drug plan.
In San Diego, UnitedHealthcare offers 2 prescription drug plans to choose from.
These plans use a network of preferred pharmacies. If you use out of network pharmacies, the plan may not pay for those drugs or you may pay more than you pay at a network pharmacy.
Enjoy the convenience of OptumRx home delivery. You can order 90 day supplies for Tier 1 medications by using the UnitedHealthcare preferred home delivery pharmacy. You can receive the drugs you take regularly directly att you front door with no cost for standard shipping.
AARP MedicareRx Walgreens – PDP
AARP, UnitedHealthcare, and Walgreens have worked together to put together a pla specifically designed to offer lower prescription drug copays.
You can save $15 or more on Tier 1 and Tier 2 prescriptions when you use Walgreens or Duane Reade pharmacy.
AARP MedicareRx Preferred and Saver Plus – PDP
The 2 AARP UHC Prescription Drug plans “Preferred” and “Saver Plus” are commonly paired with a Supplement plan from UHC because these prescription drug plans have a large drug formulary and a large number of participating pharmacies. Save on common prescription drugs by visiting one of many participating locations. Walgreens, Kroger, Walmart, H-E-B, Wegmans, Sam’s Club, Duane Reade, Ralphs, and many more.
“Renew ActiveTM” Fitness Program
“Renew ActiveTM” is a fitness program offered at no additional cost to you.
It includes a free gym membership, access to an extensive network of gyms and fitness locations, personalized fitness plans, and an online brain health program exclusively from AARP “Staying Sharp”.
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FAQS – UHC Medicare Plans
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UnitedHealthcare Medicare Facility Locations in San Diego
Scripps Mercy Hospital
4077 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92103
619-294-8111
https://www.scripps.org/locations/hospitals/scripps-mercy-hospital
Scripps Green Hospital
10666 N Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 554-9100
https://www.scripps.org/locations/hospitals/scripps-green-hospital
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
9888 Genesee Ave. La Jolla, CA 92037
858-626-4123
https://www.scripps.org/locations/hospitals/scripps-memorial-hospital-la-jolla
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
354 Santa Fe Drive Encinitas, CA 92024
760-633-6501
https://www.scripps.org/locations/hospitals/scripps-memorial-hospital-encinitas
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