UnitedHealthcare has received three “Stevies” at the 2013 American
Business Awards, which honors positive contributions of organizations
and businesses. UnitedHealthcare’s online resource Health
Care Lane earned Gold in the Health Products & Services category; UHC.TV
received Silver in the Video or Moving Image category; and Health4Me
app for iPhones and Android smartphones took Bronze in the Utilities &
Services category.
The 2013 winners were announced last week in San Francisco; a complete
list is available here.
More than 3,200 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in
nearly every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a
wide range of categories.
“These resources from UnitedHealthcare make it easier for consumers to
navigate and better understand the health care system, helping people
play a greater role in their health and well-being,” said Jeff Alter,
CEO, UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual. “We are grateful to receive
these awards – they affirm the value and usefulness of Health
Care Lane, UHC.TV
and Health4Me
in helping people live healthier lives.”
Health
Care Lane (www.healthcarelane.com)
is a virtual town whose “residents” explain fundamental health insurance
topics. The site is an interactive, easy-to-navigate resource for anyone
who wants to learn more about health insurance. For employers, Health
Care Lane can be customized to the benefits and services that are
offered to their employees. More than 350 employers have worked with
UnitedHealthcare to design their own versions of Health Care Lane.
UHC.TV
is an online health and entertainment network that provides originally
produced video programming on a variety of health and wellness topics.
The online television network, with seven channels, delivers content
that encourages viewers to live healthier and happier lives, and to make
personally appropriate health choices, offering information from health
care leaders and advice from other consumers. The programming is free
and available to the public. UHC.TV
also offers a streaming channel that UnitedHealthcare employer customers
can air in cafeterias, break rooms, fitness centers or anywhere else on
the company campus.
The Health4Me
mobile app provides consumers enrolled in UnitedHealthcare’s
employer-sponsored plans 24/7 access to a registered nurse and their
personal health benefits information, as well as the ability to locate a
nearby physician, hospital or other medical facility. An “Easy Connect”
feature enables users to receive a call back on their iPhone or Android
smartphone from a customer service representative, while myHealthcare
Cost Estimator enables people to comparison shop for more than 500
of the most common medical services and procedures based on both quality
and efficiency ratings, where available, and estimated cost.
Health
Care Lane, UHC.TV
and Health4Me are part of UnitedHealthcare’s portfolio of
consumer-friendly technology advancements designed to simplify and
enhance consumers’ health care experience. For more information about
UnitedHealthcare’s products and services, visit www.uhc.com
or follow @myUHC
on Twitter.
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 780,000 physicians and care
professionals and 5,900 hospitals and other care facilities nationwide.
UnitedHealthcare serves more than 40 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.
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