UnitedHealthcare received two “Stevies” at the 2014 American Business
Awards, which honors positive contributions of organizations and
businesses. UnitedHealthcare’s online resource myClaims
Manager earned Silver in the Health Products & Services category,
while myEasyBook
also received Silver in the same category.
More than 3,500 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in
nearly every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a
wide range of categories.
“myClaims Manager and myEasyBook make interaction with the health system
more simple and personalized, giving people greater peace of mind and
control,” said Jeff Alter of UnitedHealthcare. “We are grateful to
receive these awards and that myClaims Manager and myEasyBook are
helping people have a positive health care experience.”
myClaims Manager enables more than 21 million UnitedHealthcare plan
participants to pay their medical bills and manage their health care
claims and related expenses online from one location. Since the launch
of payment capability in July 2013, more than $67 million in payments
have been made to more than 65,000 health care providers through the
secure, online payment service. UnitedHealthcare is the first national
insurance carrier to offer plan participants online bill-payment
capabilities that are fully integrated with their online claim
information.
myEasyBook is an online health care shopping service that makes it
easier and more affordable for consumers to make appointments with local
health care professionals, including for same-day and next-day
appointments. The service enables consumers to make appointments online
and compare in-network care providers in multiple specialties, providing
discounts of 30 percent or more compared to average out-of-pocket
expenses for health care services. myEasyBook is currently available to
UnitedHealthcare plan participants enrolled in high-deductible health
plans in Dallas, Denver and Phoenix, with plans to expand the service to
more markets in 2015.
myClaims Manager and myEasyBook 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 more than 800,000 physicians
and care professionals, and 6,000 hospitals and other care facilities
nationwide. Globally, UnitedHealthcare serves more than 45 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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