Local Government
With health care costs on the rise, you need health insurance that provides aggressive saving strategies
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UnitedHealthcare can help you provide an affordable health plan that includes dedicated customer service and the largest single proprietary provider network in the nation. In fact, local governments representing more than 760,000 town, city and county employees have already discovered the advantage of working us for their health care needs.
Dedicated service
An account management team focused on serving local government gives you and your members' responsive, knowledgeable support at all times. For example:
- Our on-site consultants will help you transition to the UnitedHealthcare health care plan, including support and training.
- Calls from you or your members are answered by a team that specializes in assisting local governments – and our call centers have a 92 percent first-call resolution rate.1
Accessible care
With the nation's largest single proprietary provider network, your employees have access to physicians and hospitals wherever they are. No referrals are required.
Better care, more control, lower prices
Most organizations are concerned about ensuring quality care while keeping costs under control. We can help you and your members save by:
- Using our size to your advantage. With more than 26 million members, we can negotiate lower rates with providers and pass the savings along to you and your members.
- Sharing what we know. The UnitedHealth Premium® designation program identifies providers that meet or exceed criteria for quality and cost-efficient care.
- Providing evidence and support. Our detailed reports highlight ways for you to save money. And our communications campaigns teach members how to get quality care at reasonable prices.
Group coverage
UnitedHealthcare offers options from traditional to innovative health plans, all based on our world-class technology, enabling improvements in care and cost.
Specialty coverage
UnitedHealthcare offers all you need to create the right benefits package, including pharmacy, vision, dental, and life and disability coverage.
For information about products available contact your sales representative.
Retiree Benefits
We make it easy to extend the coverage for your active employees into retirement. We can guide you through our Medicare Solutions and modify them to meet the needs of your retirees. UnitedHealthcare offers the broadest portfolio in the industry and provides optimal financial value per dollar, meaning you can provide your members with more cost-effective choices.
UnitedHealthcare can lead you through the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) requirements associated with Medicare coverage. In addition, we can match product offerings with a variety of funding options ranging from self-funded to subsidized to a zero-dollar contribution.
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