UnitedHealthcare Adds New Fitness Benefit to Medicare Advantage Plans in New York
November 06 2017 - 9:00AM
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Optum Fitness Advantage available at no
additional cost to many people in UnitedHealthcare Medicare
Advantage Plans
People enrolled in UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans in
New York will soon have a new fitness benefit that offers access to
exercise classes, workout equipment and social activities at
participating fitness locations.
In January 2018, Optum Fitness Advantage will be available at no
additional cost to people enrolled in eligible UnitedHealthcare
Medicare Advantage plans in 11 states through a large network of
participating fitness centers. Plan participants will have access
to the same services, privileges, classes and programs as the
fitness centers’ standard members, including waiver of all
enrollment fees.
“Optum Fitness Advantage offers people enrolled in
UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans an opportunity to stay
active and engaged in their communities in a way that supports
their overall health and well-being,” said Phillip Franz, CEO of
UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement in New York.
Fitness centers participating in the Optum Fitness Advantage
program in New York include participating locations of 24 Hour
Fitness, Anytime Fitness, LA Fitness, New York Sports Clubs and
Snap Fitness. Locations also include local participating YMCAs.
The Optum Fitness Advantage program, launched by
UnitedHealthcare in Washington state and New Jersey in January
2017, has been well received by local Medicare Advantage plan
participants.
“I go to my local YMCA almost daily at no additional cost, which
means a lot when living on a fixed income,” said Nancy Chiu, a
UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage member in New Jersey. “I am
grateful that UnitedHealthcare is offering a fitness program that
helps me improve my health and well-being.”
“Anytime Fitness and Self Esteem Brands look forward to serving
UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage members as part of the Optum
Fitness Advantage network,” said Chuck Runyon, CEO of Anytime
Fitness. “We look forward to working together to provide more
fitness choices to seniors, both inside and outside of the
gym.”
UnitedHealthcare, which has exclusive rights to offer
AARP-branded Medicare plans, serves more than 4.3 million people in
Medicare Advantage, 4.9 million people through its portfolio of
Part D prescription drug plans, and 4.4 million beneficiaries
through its Medicare supplement plans.
Altogether, UnitedHealthcare serves one in five Medicare
beneficiaries nationwidei.
For more information about Optum Fitness Advantage, visit
https://fitnessadvantage.optum.com/.
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UnitedHealthcareUnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping
people nationwide live healthier lives by simplifying the health
care experience, meeting consumer health and wellness needs, and
sustaining trusted relationships with care providers. The company
offers the full spectrum of health benefit programs for
individuals, employers, military service members, retirees and
their families, and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and
contracts directly with 1 million physicians and care
professionals, and 6,000 hospitals and other care facilities
nationwide. UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified Fortune 50 health and
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Plans are insured through UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company or
one of its affiliated companies, a Medicare Advantage organization
with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in the plan depends on the
plan’s contract renewal with Medicare.
This information is not a complete description of benefits.
Contact the plan for more information. Limitations, copayments, and
restrictions may apply. Benefits, premium and/or
copayments/coinsurance may change on January 1 of each year.
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UnitedHealthcareJessica Kostner,
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