UC Medicare Choice

UC Medicare Choice delivers all the benefits of Original Medicare (Parts A and B), includes prescription drug coverage (Part D), and offers additional benefits beyond Medicare.

Because UC Medicare Choice is a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) plan, you have access to any provider, in-network or out-of-network, at the same cost to you, as long as providers accept the plan and have not opted out of or been excluded from Medicare.

UC Medicare Choice is the “partner plan” of UC Blue & Gold HMO. That means that if you are a retiree enrolled in UC Blue & Gold HMO, you’ll be transferred into UC Medicare Choice when you turn 65, once Medicare has approved your enrollment form (UBEN 121).

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• You prefer a Medicare Advantage plan (also known as Part C) that generally replaces your Medicare coverage and includes some extra benefits that Original Medicare does not cover.
• You would prefer to let UnitedHealthcare manage your Medicare benefits.
• You want the flexibility to see providers both in and out-of-network.

UC Medicare Choice has no deductible and the out-of-pocket maximum is $1,500.

Typical out-of-pocket costs:

UC offers a Medicare Coordinator Program (administered by Via Benefits) to retirees and to families whose members are all eligible for or enrolled in Medicare and live in a state outside California.