Tag: UnitedHealthcare (UHC)
Stay informed about COVID-19
Patients look to you to help them make the most informed health care decisions. We know your patients have a lot of questions about the COVID-19 vaccines – from their safety and effectiveness to where they can get a vaccination and more.
We’ve pulled together resources to help guide your patient conversations, direct them to vaccination locations in their area and reinforce the importance of continuing to wear masks.
Use the Vaccine Resource Locator
UnitedHealthcare has developed a ZIP-code tool to help members find FDA-authorized vaccine resources near them. The resources include information on who can get a vaccine, where vaccines are being given, how to schedule an appointment to get a vaccine and how to sign up for alerts.
Answer questions about the vaccine
Your patients are likely asking many questions about the COVID-19 vaccines. They look to you to help them make sense of what they’re hearing in the news and what they should consider in deciding whether or when to get vaccinated. We’ve gathered resources from the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – the organizations you trust most to provide reliable information – in one spot for easy reference. You’ll find sample scripts to use with patients as well as news articles with information to help answer patient questions about the COVID-19 vaccines.
Encourage mask wearing
Even with COVID-19 vaccinations, it’s important that everyone continue to wear masks, social distance and wash hands frequently. We’ve partnered with the American Medical Association to help promote their “Mask Up” campaign and provide flyers and other materials that you can use in your office and on social media to remind patients about the importance of masking up. These resources may be particularly helpful for health care professionals located in states without mask mandates.
Check out Mask UP
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UHC Claim Reconsideration, Appeals Process 1/1/2021
2021 UnitedHealthcare Administrative Guide
“You must submit both your reconsideration and appeal to us within 12 months (or as required by law or your Agreement), from the date of the EOB or PRA. The 2-step process, as outlined below, allows for a total of 12 months for timely submission for both steps (Step 1: Reconsideration and Step 2: Appeals).”
To view the full Claim Reconsideration and Appeal process, forms, instructions, and etc. for UHC follow this LINK.
TMA’s Reimbursement Specialist Want You to Know
About These Items That Are Listed in the UnitedHealthCare December Bulletin:
- Starting January 1, UHC will follow the revised 2021 E&M coding and guideline changes for the AMA and CMS.
- January 1, for Medicare Advantage plans, UHC will expand prior authorization requirements and site-of-service medical necessity reviews.
- And, UHC has delayed implementation of its Laboratory Test Registry protocol
Reload document 
Open in new tab Just when you thought you could believe 11/13/20
According to United HealthCare there will no longer be a Provider Advocate, as in the past. Please follow the links from the previous post (UHC New Service Model for Claim Reconsideration, July 9, 2020) for information on UHC’s new service model, how to check eligibility and benefits, referrals, Auths and claim reconsideration, etc.. Click here to review email from UHC.
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