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- September 2017
- Sept. 13 MLR Checks Mail
- Sept. 28 Rx Prior Authorization, Medicare Cards
- August 2017
- Aug. 9 Transitional Relief Update
- Aug. 23 Medicare Creditable Coverage Mandate
- July 2017
- July 12 Digital Onboarding
- July 26 PCORI Fee Due July 31
- June 2017
- June 14 MLR Schedule Released
- June 28 Data Assessment Requirement
- May 2017
- May 10 IRS 6055 Collection Data
- May 24 IRS Issues 2018 HSA Amounts
- April 2017
- April 12 New Preventive Measures Announced
- April 26 New Client Tracking Tool Introduced
- March 2017
- March 8 ACA Update for Aggregate Groups
- March 22 July 1 PDL Changes
- February 2017
- January 2017
- Jan. 11 Broker Bonus Announced
- Jan. 25 Court Bans Gender Enforcement
- December 2016
- November 2016
- Nov. 9 IRS Releases New FSA Amounts
- Nov. 23 CMS Ratings Released
- October 2016
- Oct. 14 Section 1557 Update, Reinsurance Notice
- Oct. 26 Reinsurance Quiz
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Newly launched digital health resources make it easier for your customers’ employees to use benefits
February 12, 2018
Last month at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2018, UnitedHealthcare debuted new digital health resources available for millions of people enrolled in employer-sponsored health plans. These include online and mobile resources and enhancements that make it easier and more convenient for your customers’ employees to navigate the health care system and use their benefits. These updates include:
Digital Onboarding (available to group size 100-3,000)
Your employees now have access to digital onboarding, which can help them select an appropriate health plan based on their personal health and financial preferences. The step-by-step process helps make plan enrollment simple and straightforward, with an online health survey that enables people to identify and select relevant clinical, wellness or financial programs available to them, such as behavioral health, weight loss, pregnancy support, spending accounts and others.
Mobile wallets
Employees enrolled in health plans with an Optum Bank health savings account (HSA) now have access to Apple Pay®, providing people a secure and private way to pay for qualified medical expenses. The new capability offers consumers more convenience at health care providers’ offices and pharmacies, which can help save people time and facilitate payments to care providers. Employees are able to use Apple Pay now; compatibility with other mobile payment platforms will come later this year.
Video explanation of benefits
Most employees enrolled in UnitedHealthcare plans will be able to view personalized claims videos that help people better understand their benefits and what they owe following a covered medical service. The brief, personalized claims videos provide a step-by-step breakdown that shows exactly how each claim was processed and how much is owed. Employees will be able to access customized videos in early 2018 via desktop computers and mobile devices.
January 1, 2018 PDL Updates

The following updates will take effect for the OptumRx direct Prescription Drug Lists (PDLs) on January 1, 2018. Learn more
New Sales Automation Management Tool

Check out our new Sales Automation Management (SAM). Learn more
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