MINNETONKA, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) company, is launching a new mobile app, enabling Medicare supplement insurance plan members to access their health plan information anytime, anywhere.
The app enables people enrolled in an AARP® Medicare Supplement Plan insured by UnitedHealthcare to:
- review the benefits summary of their current and past plans;
- track when and how claims were processed;
- confirm the amount of their next month’s premium payment and see a history of past payments; and
- contact a customer service representative with the tap of a finger.
The AARP Supplemental Health Insurance Plan mobile app is available for free to iPhone® and Android® smartphone users in the Apple App Store and through Google Play. Plan members must be registered at MyAARPMedicare.com to access their account information through the app.
“This new mobile app helps people enrolled in an AARP Medicare Supplement Plan insured by UnitedHealthcare conveniently and easily manage their health plan information, whether at home or on the go,” said Susan Morisato of UnitedHealthcare. “Making health plan information available at a person’s fingertips is another example of how we are listening to our members and empowering them to enhance their health and well-being.”
People enrolled in AARP Hospital Indemnity Insurance Plans insured by UnitedHealthcare, including Extra Protection Hospital Plans, can also use the app.
The app is not currently available to people with AARP MedicareComplete Medicare Advantage Plans or AARP MedicareRx Plans insured by UnitedHealthcare.
About AARP
AARP is a nonprofit,
nonpartisan organization, with a membership of nearly 38 million, that
helps people turn their goals and dreams into real possibilities,
strengthens communities and fights for the issues that matter most to
families such as healthcare, employment and income security, retirement
planning, affordable utilities and protection from financial abuse. We
advocate for individuals in the marketplace by selecting products and
services of high quality and value to carry the AARP name as well as
help our members obtain discounts on a wide range of products, travel,
and services. A trusted source for lifestyle tips, news and educational
information, AARP produces AARP The Magazine, the world's largest
circulation magazine; AARP Bulletin; www.aarp.org;
AARP TV & Radio; AARP Books; and AARP en Español, a Spanish-language
website addressing the interests and needs of Hispanics. AARP does not
endorse candidates for public office or make contributions to political
campaigns or candidates. The AARP Foundation is an affiliated charity
that provides security, protection, and empowerment to older persons in
need with support from thousands of volunteers, donors, and sponsors.
AARP has staffed offices in all 50 states, the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Learn more at www.aarp.org.
About UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare
is dedicated to helping people nationwide live healthier lives by
simplifying the health care experience, meeting consumer health and
wellness needs, and sustaining trusted relationships with care
providers. The company offers the full spectrum of health benefit
programs for individuals, employers, military service members, retirees
and their families, and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and
contracts directly with more than 850,000 physicians and care
professionals, and 6,000 hospitals and other care facilities nationwide.
Globally, UnitedHealthcare serves 45 million people in health benefits
and is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a
diversified Fortune 50 health and well-being company. For more
information, visit UnitedHealthcare at www.uhc.com
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