ConnectedHealth today announced that it has partnered with UnitedHealthcare, an operating division of UnitedHealth Group to offer a full range of group benefits, including medical, dental and vision plans, to small and medium employers. Both companies are working together with key consultancies, including Willis, to roll out the newly packaged UnitedHealthcare plans first to eligible members of the Columbus Bar Association in Columbus, Ohio, and later to other clients. The Association is set to launch a co-branded version of ConnectedHealth’s Smart Choices Marketplace in September.
“As part of our ongoing mission, UnitedHealthcare is focused on simplifying healthcare for consumers,” said Dave Luby, Executive Director of UnitedHealthcare. “Offering our plans through the ConnectedHealth platform just made sense given their innovative and easy-to-use technology, along with our mutual dedication to helping consumers live healthier lives.”
With the Smart Choices Marketplace, the Columbus Bar Association will offer both group and individual coverage in one integrated platform – allowing eligible employees of the Association’s members to easily shop for and choose health insurance. Legal professionals and employees of nearly 5000 members of the Association’s law firms will have access to a wide range of plans from UnitedHealthcare. Employees who are not eligible for group benefits and sole-practitioners will be able to shop for individual coverage through the Marketplace and can determine if they qualify for a tax subsidy, which they can use toward the costs of qualified health plans available to them. Backed by ConnectedHealth’s award-winning Recommendation Engine, the Smart Choices Marketplace helps employees make informed decisions about their coverage options so they can meet their personal health and financial needs.
“We are excited to deliver UnitedHealthcare’s leading group coverage options to the Columbus Bar Association,” said Joe Donlan, President of ConnectedHealth. “The exchange strategy we’ve developed for the Columbus Bar is a powerful, flexible model that will serve the diverse needs of their membership. We’re replicating this across the country with key broker and employer relationships to address similar needs of many healthcare consumers nationwide.”
About UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare
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
and Medicare
and Medicaid
beneficiaries, and contracts directly with more than 800,000 physicians
and care professionals, and 6,000 hospitals and other care facilities
nationwide. Globally, UnitedHealthcare serves more than 45 million
people in health benefits and is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth
Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified Fortune 50 health and well-being
company.
About ConnectedHealth
ConnectedHealth drives corporate
growth by making it easy for employees to be healthy and financially
secure. Founded by pioneers of the consumer transparency movement, the
Company’s award-winning consumer-friendly platform delivers innovative
benefits strategies while offering consumers the most intuitive shopping
platform available. To learn more about how ConnectedHealth is
revolutionizing group and individual benefits, visit us at www.ConnectedHealth.com or
on Linkedin, Facebook and Twitter.
About Willis
Willis Group Holdings plc is a leading global
risk adviser, insurance and reinsurance broker. With roots dating to
1828, Willis operates today on every continent with more than 18,000
employees in over 400 offices. Willis offers its clients superior
expertise, teamwork, innovation and market-leading products and
professional services in risk management and transfer. Our experts rank
among the world's leading authorities on analytics, modeling and
mitigation strategies at the intersection of global commerce and extreme
events. Find more information at our website, www.willis.com,
our leadership journal, Resilience,
or our up-to-the-minute blog on breaking news, WillisWire.
Across geographies, industries and specialisms, Willis provides its
local and multinational clients with resilience for a risky world.
Contacts:
Kristen Berry, 617-332-9999 x238
kberry@ariamarketing.com
or
ConnectedHealth
Jeff
Hyman, 312-583-7657
jhyman@connectedhealth.com