EXCERPT: “In 2021, MNsure market leader UCare is adding 49 Minnesota counties to its Individual & Family health plan service area. The plans are expanding from 28 counties in 2020 to 77 counties in 2021 with the addition of 6 new rating areas. UCare is also launching a new M Health Fairview Gold Plan featuring ...

EXCERPT: “UCare’s full line of Medicare, Medicaid and Individual & Family health plans has earned Health Plan Accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). This achievement for all health plan products is uncommon in Minnesota. NCQA Health Plan Accreditation evaluates how well a health plan manages all parts of its delivery system – physicians, ...

Today, UCare, an independent, nonprofit health plan, announced plans to offer Part D savings on its drug list (formulary) insulin to members of all UCare individual* Medicare plans in 2021. As the rising cost of insulin increasingly causes financial hardship, UCare is stabilizing costs to help our members with diabetes maintain their best health. In 2021, ...

EXCERPT: ” In 2021, UCare’s market-leading, individual Medicare Advantage plans offer an attractive, wide-ranging portfolio – including new $0 premium and low-cost plans statewide, new supplement plans, and additional benefits for the same or lower premiums on existing plans. UCare, a community-based, nonprofit health plan, currently serves more than 105,000 Medicare Advantage members across Minnesota ...

EXCERPT: “Medical experts from the National Institute of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and UCare agree: Our country is facing a potential medical double-whammy this fall. The co-occurrence of COVID-19 and influenza outbreaks is a recipe for a community health disaster. Leaders from MDH, ...

EXCERPT:  “Minnesotans will be able to enroll in comprehensive health insurance during MNsure’s eighth open enrollment period, which will run from Sunday, November 1, 2020, through Tuesday, December 22, 2020. All plans selected during this time will have a January 1, 2021, effective date. Minnesota’s enrollment period will be seven days longer than the federal open ...

UCare condemns the killing of George Floyd and the racism traumatizing our community. For more than 35 years, UCare has embraced Minnesota’s diversity by serving people who often experience the most discrimination and injustice. Now we stand with those demanding meaningful and sustainable change to systemic racism in government, social and business institutions – including ...

EXCERPT: “Starting June 1, 2020, UCare Connect, UCare’s Special Needs BasicCare plan for adults (age 18-64) with certified disabilities, will serve individuals in a total of 65 counties – with the addition of Morrison, Todd and Wadena counties. After these three counties exited the South Country Health Alliance (SCHA) plan last year, the Minnesota Department ...

EXCERPT: “As COVID-19 continues to impact Minnesotans’ safety, health and financial security, UCare is providing peace of mind to its members and providers. The nonprofit, community-based health plan is taking several actions to make health care more accessible and affordable: Reducing member premium payments by 20% in July and August 2020; Removing copays for Medicare primary ...

EXCERPT: “UCare has hired Dr. Cantor to round out its medical leadership team at the community-based, nonprofit health plan. Prior to joining UCare, Dr. Cantor was a Medical Director at Medica for 8 years where he chaired the Credentialing Committee and participated on the Medical Policy Committee. He has been a practicing pediatrician at Partners ...