UnitedHealth Group, AARP Extend Relationship Focused on Improving Older Americans’ Health and Well-being
July 17 2017 - 4:00PM
Business Wire
- Early renewal extends relationship
on AARP-branded Medicare plans through 2025, potentially
2030
- Optum contributions to better health
care experience to continue
UnitedHealth Group today announced it renewed and extended its
exclusive relationship with AARP focused on improving the health
and well-being of Americans 50 and older, including the most
popular Medicare products among older Americans.
Given the successes achieved on behalf of people 50-plus, the
organizations have renewed their relationship early, extending
prior commitments through 2020 to now run through at least 2025,
with mutual options to further extend the relationship until the
end of 2030. Over 20 years, the organizations have worked together
to advance health care for older Americans, including continually
enhancing Medicare plans, and creating better consumer experiences
and robust research programs to improve health outcomes.
“People age 50 and older are well served by the longstanding
relationship between UnitedHealth Group and AARP, from gaining
affordable access to health care and prescription drugs to
benefiting from research that improves health care outcomes,” said
Larry Renfro, Vice Chairman of UnitedHealth Group and CEO of Optum.
“We are grateful for the chance to collaborate with AARP for years
to come on improving health care for older Americans so they can
live healthier and more fulfilling lives.”
Through the extended relationship, UnitedHealthcare will
continue to offer AARP-branded Medicare-related and indemnity
insurance products, including Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D
and Medicare supplement plans. UnitedHealthcare is the nation’s
largest business dedicated to meeting the health care needs of
seniors and other Medicare beneficiaries, with more than 12 million
people enrolled in its Medicare plans. Optum will continue
contributing to a better overall health care experience for people
in AARP-branded plans through health care navigational and
decision-support services, convenient access to prescription
medications, and health and well-being programs.
“AARP and UnitedHealth Group share a common goal to help people
enjoy healthier lives as they age,” said Jo Ann Jenkins, Chief
Executive Officer, AARP. “We are pleased to renew our long-time
relationship and its commitment to providing access to quality
health care.”
Beyond Medicare insurance products that carry the AARP name,
UnitedHealth Group collaborates with AARP and its affiliates and
subsidiaries through:
- AARP Prescription Discounts provided by
OptumRx, a program that has saved 1 million AARP members and their
dependents nearly $175 Million on their prescription medications
since 2013;
- Health Care Transformation, a joint
initiative between UnitedHealth Group and AARP Services, Inc.,
AARP’s for-profit subsidiary, that has published dozens of studies
to share knowledge and improve health care outcomes, experience and
affordability of care for Medicare Supplement plan
participants;
- A multiyear, multimillion-dollar
program through OptumLabs to fund innovative research that informs
and improves health care for people 50-plus; and,
- Food access and healthy-eating programs
through the AARP Foundation that have provided more than 37 million
meals to food-insecure seniors nationwide, and encouraged more than
80,000 people in Mississippi and Tennessee to eat more fresh fruits
and vegetables by offering incentives in the form of coupons
associated with the SNAP program.
About UnitedHealth GroupUnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) is
a diversified health and well-being company dedicated to helping
people live healthier lives and helping make the health system work
better for everyone. UnitedHealth Group offers a broad spectrum of
products and services through two distinct platforms:
UnitedHealthcare, which provides health care coverage and benefits
services; and Optum, which provides information and
technology-enabled health services. For more information, visit
UnitedHealth Group at www.unitedhealthgroup.com or follow
@UnitedHealthGrp on Twitter.
About AARPAARP is the nation’s largest nonprofit,
nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering Americans 50 and
older to choose how they live as they age. With nearly 38 million
members and offices in every state, the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, AARP works to strengthen
communities and advocate for what matters most to families with a
focus on health security, financial stability and personal
fulfillment. AARP also works for individuals in the marketplace by
sparking new solutions and allowing carefully chosen, high-quality
products and services to carry the AARP name. As a trusted
source for news and information, AARP produces the world’s largest
circulation publications, AARP The Magazine and AARP Bulletin. To
learn more, visit www.aarp.org or follow @AARP and @AARPadvocates
on social media.
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