UCare Complete is a comprehensive health plan for people with physical
disabilities. It was created by UCare and AXIS Healthcare to help this
population enjoy quality, coordinated health care. It is offered through
a program called Minnesota Disability Health Options (MnDHO), under
the auspices of the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS). Enrollment
is voluntary.
Unlike other plans, UCare
Complete combines the benefits and services of Medical Assistance,
and Medicare Parts A, B, and D (Medicare prescription drug coverage).
It offers health coordination and flexible benefits to eligible adults—with no monthly premiums. The plan provides
coverage for a range of needed services, including medical equipment
and supplies, adult day care and foster care, a wide range of home-based
services, and more—together in one package.
To be eligible for UCare Complete, a person must:
• Have a certified
primary physical disability.
• Be at least 18
years old and under age 65.
• Be on Medical
Assistance, with or without Medicare Parts A and B.
• Reside in Hennepin,
Ram-sey, Anoka, Dakota, Washington, Carver, or Scott counties.
UCare and AXIS are experienced and knowledgeable health care organizations.
UCare is an independent, nonprofit health plan offering income-based
Minnesota Health Care Programs, along with Medicare products, to more
than 145,000 Minnesotans in every county. UCare handles the administrative
side of UCare Complete, establishing the provider network, processing
enrollments, paying claims, and communicating with members in many
helpful ways. AXIS professionals conduct the initial assessment and
provide the multi-disciplinary care coordination for all plan members.
Personalized plans are developed to promote independent living, while
building in the tight level of support. AXIS also has round-the-clock,
on-call nurses to help triage issues that arise.
UCare Complete provider network was created using input from people
with disabilities. It includes medical specialists, primary care physicians,
dentists, and personal care attendants/assistants with the leading
providers and care systems across the Greater Twin Cities area.
Introduced in January 2008, UCare Connect is an innovative and voluntary
plan designed expressly for adult Minnesotans in 34 Greater Minnesota
counties who have physical or developmental disabilities, and/or mental
illness. The innovative plan offers a personal, coordinated, and case
management approach that contributes significantly to the health and
well-being of its members.
It’s also a new
type of Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan that serves people
who have been certified as having a disability, mental illness,
or developmental disability. DHS classifies UCare Connect as a
Special Needs BasicCare plan for Medicaid recipients in MN.
UCare Connect provides health
care services focused on prevention, disease management, and management
of chronic care needs to Minnesotans who:
• Are 18-64 years of
age.
• Receive Medical Assistance
without Medicare, or with Medicare Pans A and B.
• Have a certified
physical disability or mental illness, or a developmental disability.
• Reside
in Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Faribault,
Fillmore, Houston, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Pane, Le Sueur,
Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Mille Lacs, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles,
Olmsted, Pine, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Sherburne. Steams, St. Louis,
Watonwan, Winona, Wright, or Yellow Medicine County.
UCare partners with
many of the 34 counties in the plan’s service
area to provide increased coordination of health care and social service
programs to UCare Connect members. UCare provides training and consultation
in the form of clinical, administrative, and operational support, including
utilization management. UCare and the counties work together to help
inform and empower members to maximize available resources, while also
making connections that will lead to sustained improvements in members’ health,
UCare Connect members can take advantage of UCare’s See-A-Dentist
Guarantee to schedule routine dental appointments within 30 days, and
also can use the UCare Tooth Care mobile dental unit when it’s
in their area. And there are no copays for office visits.
UCare Connect members
enjoy care from the same, extensive provider network serving the
approximately 45,000 member of UCare’s
UCare for Seniors Medicare Advantage plan. To learn more about membership
in UCare Complete or UCare Connect, contact UCare at 612-676-3554,
or 1-800-707-1711 (toll free). TTY: 612-676-6810 or 1-800-688-2534
(toll free). Or, visit www.ucare.org/visitors/healthplans.html.
About UCare
UCare, www.ucare.org,
is an independent, nonprofit health plan providing health care and
administrative services to more than 145,000 members. UCare partners
with health care providers, counties, community organizations, and
other member-directed groups to create and deliver innovative health
coverage plans for:
• Medicare-eligible individuals
throughout Minnesota and in western Wisconsin.
• Individuals
and families enrolled in income-based Minnesota Health Care Programs,
such as MinnesotaCare and Prepaid Medical Assistance Program.
• Adults
with disabilities and Medicare beneficiaries with chronic health
conditions.
• Minnesotans dually eligible for Medical Assistance
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UCare’s UCare
for Seniors Medicare Advantage plan ranked in the top 13 percent
of health plans nationwide for outstanding performance. UCare addresses
health care disparities and care access issues through its UCare
Fund grants and a broad array of community initiatives.
