Benefits of ACA Marketplace virtual care

UnitedHealthcare Individual & Family ACA Marketplace plans offer virtual primary and urgent care visits on all plans. Beyond convenience, a virtual care visit may save you time and money. According to a study, a virtual visit may save consumers more than an hour of their time and these visits may cost much less than a trip to urgent care or an emergency room.1

What is virtual care?

Virtual care offers people more ways to connect with a health care provider from home or work. During a virtual visit, you use digital technologies, like your smartphone, tablet or computer, to talk with a provider. In many cases, you can get treatment options and even prescriptions for medications, if needed. Many UnitedHealthcare Individual & Family plans even offer $0 virtual urgent care options so you can get help where you need it.2

There are two ways to access virtual care with a UnitedHealthcare Individual & Family plan. You can choose to schedule a virtual visit with your regular primary care provider, if offered by your provider, through their office. Or, you can schedule a virtual visit through one of the network care providers. You’ll be connected with a network virtual primary care provider to help treat your health concern and provide a prescription, if needed.

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