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FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS
ARE CHANGES TO MY PLAN ALLOWED DURING THE
YEAR?
Generally, you may only enroll in the plan, or make
changes to your benefits, during the re-enrollment period or
when you are first hired. However, you can make changes/
enroll during the plan year if you experience a qualifying
event. As with a new enrollee, you must have your
paperwork turned in within 30 days of the qualifying event
or you will have to wait until the next annual open
enrollment period.
EXAMPLES OF QUALIFYING EVENTS?
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Your dependents or you lose health coverage because
of loss of eligibility or loss of employer contributions
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You get married, divorced, or legally separated (with
court order)
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You have a baby or adopt a child
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You or your spouse take an unpaid leave of absence
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You or your spouse dies
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You become eligible for or lose Medicaid coverage
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You become eligible for Medicare
HOW MANY HOURS PER WEEK MUST I WORK TO BE
ELIGIBLE FOR THE INSURANCE BENENFITS?
You must be a full-time employee working a minimum of 30
hours per week on a regular basis.
WILL I RECEIVE A MEDICAL ID CARD?
You will receive an ID card in the mail if you are electing
medical coverage.
DOES THE DEDUTIBLE RUN ON A CALENDAR YEAR
OR A POLICY YEAR BASIS?
The deductible runs on a calendar year basis.
HOW LONG CAN I COVER MY DEPENDENT
CHILDREN?
Dependent children are eligible until the end of the month in
which they turn age 26.
PRE-NOTIFICATION
INFORMATION
United Healthcare will require notification before you
receive certain covered health services. In general,
Network providers are responsible for notifying United
Healthcare before they provide these services to you.
There are some Network Benefits, however, for which you
are responsible for notifying United Healthcare and as a
rule United Healthcare should be notified of all Out-of-
Network services. Services for which you must provide
pre-service notification are identified in the Schedule of
Benefits.
UNITED HEALTHCARE
PROVIDERS
It’s simple to look for a medical providers in your area.
1. Go to myuhc.com
2. Click on Find Physician, Laboratory or Facility on the
right hand side of the page.
3. Select United Healthcare Choice Plan as the plan
name.
4. On the next screen you can personalize your search by
zip code and physician type.