MINNETONKA, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE )--UnitedHealthcare® today introduced its 2023 Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, offering expanded access to consumer-focused plans that deliver a differentiated member experience underscored by better-than-ever ancillary benefits, lower prescription drug costs, and further improvements to core benefits.

“With financial pressures especially impacting older adults living on fixed incomes, we are committed to improving the benefits we offer and driving industry-leading innovations that make them easier to use for the people we serve,” said Tim Noel, CEO of UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement. “These investments and innovations will make a meaningful impact on the experience and value we provide to our members – in ways only UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage can.”

More than 8.2 million peoplei are currently enrolled in UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans, and more than a third of all Medicare Advantage enrollment growth over the past five years, including 2022, has been through UnitedHealthcare.ii

In 2023, the company will expand its service area to reach 95% of Medicare consumers nationwide and maintain the industry’s largest Medicare Advantage footprint – including nearly 2.3 million more people in 314 additional counties with access to a standardiii Medicare Advantage plan and 145,000 more people eligible for a Dual Special Needs Plan (D-SNP).

Highlights of UnitedHealthcare’s 2023 individual Medicare Advantage plans include:

New Plan Features Bring Cost Savings, Support Whole-Person Health

Value-Added Investments Across Core and Ancillary Benefits, Popular Plan Features

Prescription Drug Plan Designs Drive Down Consumer Costs

Distinctive Offerings Support a Superior Member Experience

More Coverage Choices to Meet Diverse Needs

As the only company to offer Medicare plans with the AARP name, and the nation’s largest Medicare Advantage, D-SNP and Medicare Supplement carrier, UnitedHealthcare serves nearly 1 in 5 people in the Medicare program through its portfolio of plansvi. UnitedHealthcare serves approximately 4.4 million people through its Medicare Supplement plans and approximately 4 million people through its stand-alone and group Part D prescription drug plans.

People can make changes to their Medicare coverage during Medicare Annual Enrollment, which runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7.

For more information on UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare plans, visit UHCMedicareHealthPlans.com.

UnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping people live healthier lives and making the health system work better for everyone by simplifying the health care experience, meeting consumer health and wellness needs, and sustaining trusted relationships with care providers. In the United States, UnitedHealthcare offers the full spectrum of health benefit programs for individuals, employers, and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and contracts directly with more than 1.5 million physicians and care professionals, and 7,000 hospitals and other care facilities nationwide. The company also provides health benefits and delivers care to people through owned and operated health care facilities in South America. UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified health care company. For more information, visit UnitedHealthcare at www.uhc.com or follow @UHC on Twitter.

Plans are insured or covered by a Medicare Advantage organization with a Medicare contract and/or a Medicare-approved Part D sponsor. Enrollment in the plan depends on the plan’s contract renewal with Medicare. For Dual Special Needs Plans: A Medicare Advantage organization with a Medicare contract and a contract with the State Medicaid Program.

Benefits and features, and/or devices vary by plan/area. Limitations and exclusions apply.

Flex benefit allowance expires at the end of the plan year. Flex benefit allowance must be used at dental, vision or hearing providers that accept Visa.

Food, OTC and utility benefits have expiration timeframes. Call your plan or review your Evidence of Coverage (EOC) for more information.

If your plan offers out-of-network dental coverage and you see an out-of-network dentist, you might be billed more. Network size varies by local market. Out-of-network/non-contracted providers are under no obligation to treat plan members, except in emergency situations. Please call our customer service number or see your Evidence of Coverage for more information, including the cost-sharing that applies to out-of-network services.

$0 copay may be restricted to particular tiers, preferred medications, or home delivery prescriptions during the initial coverage phase and may not apply during the coverage gap or catastrophic stage.

Virtual visits may require a video-enabled smartphone or other device. Not for use in emergencies.

Vision benefits vary by plan and are not available with all plans. Limitations and exclusions apply. Additional charges may apply for out-of-network items and services. Annual routine eye exam and $100-600 allowance for contacts or designer frames, with standard (single, bi-focal, tri-focal or standard progressive) lenses covered in full either annually or every two years.

Other hearing exam providers are available in the UnitedHealthcare network. The plan only covers hearing aids from a UnitedHealthcare Hearing network provider.

UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company pays royalty fees to AARP for the use of its intellectual property. These fees are used for the general purposes of AARP. AARP and its affiliates are not insurers. You do not need to be an AARP member to enroll in a Medicare Advantage or Prescription Drug Plan. AARP encourages you to consider your needs when selecting products and does not make specific product recommendations for individuals.

Participation in the Renew Active® program is voluntary. Consult your doctor prior to beginning an exercise program or making changes to your lifestyle or health care routine. Renew Active includes standard fitness membership. Fitness membership equipment, classes, personalized fitness plans, caregiver access and events may vary by location. Access to Medicare’s largest national gym network is based upon comparison of competitors’ website data as of May 2022. Gym network may vary in local market.

HouseCalls may not be available in all areas.

Provider network may vary in local market. Network sizes vary by market and exclusions may apply.

______________________________ iCMS enrollment data, August 2022. Enrollment across all plans. iiCMS Enrollment Data, Dec. 2018 - Aug. 2022. iiiRefers to UnitedHealthcare’s standard Medicare Advantage plans (i.e., non-special needs plans). ivConsumer Price Index – Bureau of Labor Statistics. Consumer Price Index Summary - 2022 M08 Results (bls.gov); Latest Numbers : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (bls.gov) vNetwork size varies by plan and by market and exclusions may apply. viCMS enrollment data, August 2022.

Jessica Kostner UnitedHealthcare jessica_kostner@uhc.com 952-931-4951

Jessica Kostner UnitedHealthcare jessica_kostner@uhc.com 952-931-4951