UnitedHealthcare Selected by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration to Continue Serving Florida Medicaid Members
13 Agosto 2024 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
Medicaid members will have access to
UnitedHealthcare services, providers and benefits through 2030
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Florida has been selected to
serve Medicaid members in three regions in collaboration with the
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). Members in 30
counties will be able to access UnitedHealthcare services,
providers and benefits through 2030.
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Florida will continue to
provide Medicaid Managed Assistance (MMA), Long Term Care (LTC),
Seriously Mental Ill (SMI), and HIV/AIDS services in Alachua,
Baker, Bradford, Citrus, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Flagler,
Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough,
Lafayette, Lake, Levy, Manatee, Marion, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Nassau,
Polk, Putnam, St. Johns, Sumter, Suwanee, Union and Volusia
counties. The company will also continue to offer a wide range of
benefits and services to its members, including access to primary
care doctors, specialists, hospitals and prescription drugs.
"We are honored to collaborate with AHCA to continue serving
Floridians, as we have for more than 50 years," said Michael
Lawton, CEO, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Florida. "We are
committed to providing our members with the high-quality care they
deserve, and we look forward to continuing to work with our
providers and partners to build healthier communities."
In 2022, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
awarded UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Florida with its Health
Equity Accreditation, which recognizes organizations that lead the
market in providing culturally and linguistically sensitive
services, and work to reduce health care disparities. The health
plan was also recognized with the NCQA Long-Term Services and
Supports Distinction for coordinating long-term services and
supports that deliver efficient, effective person-centered
care.
UnitedHealthcare serves more than 3.8 million people in Florida
enrolled in employer-sponsored, individual, Medicare and Medicaid
benefit plans, with a network of 247 hospitals and more than
110,000 physicians and other care providers statewide.
To learn more about UnitedHealthcare’s commitment to Florida
visit uhccs.com/FL.
About UnitedHealthcare
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 1.6 million physicians and care professionals, and 8,000
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, a
diversified health care company. For more information, visit
UnitedHealthcare at www.uhc.com or follow UnitedHealthcare on
LinkedIn.
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Theresa Hunter UnitedHealthcare (952) 406-3524
theresa.hunter@uhc.com