United Healthcare Support for Socially Isolated Medicare Advantage Patients
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Description
United Healthcare (UHC) assists its Medicare Advantage members who are socially isolated with referrals to and enrollment in government and social services. In response to COVID, UHC has increased outreach to lonely and socially isolated members, checking on their well-being, connecting them to community resources and even directly shipping meals to members who have become food insecure.