America's Benefit Specialist January-February 2023

MEDICARE MATTERS

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includes specially designed classes and social events to support a healthy body and mind. To learn more about UnitedHealth care Medicare plans that offer Renew Active, visit www.UHCRenewActive.com. BETTER HEALTH EXPANDS CARE TO MORE PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS Better Health, a nationwide chronic condition support and medical supply provider, is now in-network for Medi care Advantage customers of Cigna. Cigna MA customers living with chronic conditions will now have access to Better Health’s services and medical supply offerings. Better Health offers comprehensive chronic condition care by bundling home delivery of medical supplies, insurance management, peer support and patient education. With this new agreement, more than 540,000 Cigna MA customers can make use of Better Health’s offerings, which includes the ability to receive peer coaching and purchase ostomy, urol ogy, incontinence, wound care, and diabetes supplies. “Identifying the unique needs of people with chronic conditions who are dependent on medical supplies, we modernized the entire process of discovering, choosing, and receiving medical supplies and care. We educate, coach, and support our members while helping them save costs along the way. We share a passion for improving the lives of others and this collaboration will allow us to continue transforming health care for chronic conditions,” said Better Health Co-founder and CEO Naama Stauber Breckler. Better Health currently operates in 46 states, and its services are covered by insurance for more than 185 million lives across the country.

care Medicare plans at no additional cost. Renew Active includes a free gym or health club membership, access to thousands of on-demand and livestream workouts and an online brain health program. More than 10 million Renew Active members are now eligible to participate in a wide range of Life Time’s membership options and programs. “By expanding our nationwide network of fitness locations to include every Life Time, we can help even more people manage their health and well ness through physical fitness and social connection,” said Bobby Hunter, senior vice president of Medicare Ad vantage Product & Experience, UnitedHealthcare. Members will also receive access to ARORA, Life Time’s new program that

PROVIDE MILLIONS OF ELIGIBLE MEDICARE MEMBERS ACCESS TO ALL LIFE TIME CLUBS NATIONWIDE UnitedHealthcare, part of UnitedHealth Group and Life Time, a healthy lifestyle brand, have expanded their relationship to include access to all Life Time loca tions, helping even more people stay active and improve physical and mental well-being. UnitedHealthcare Medicare members with plans that include the Renew Active fitness program will now have access to all of Life Time’s nearly 160 athletic clubs in 29 states nationwide. Renew Active by UnitedHealthcare is a fitness program for body and mind, available exclusively with UnitedHealth

CONFERENCES

July 10-11 Ms. Medicare 2023 Cleveland, OH www.msmedicare.org

March 28-29 Medicare Market Innovations Forum Orlando, FL www.medicaremarket innovations.com April 10-12 MedicareCon Las Vegas, NV https://medicarecon.com/ April 11-14 National Medicare Advantage Summit Virtual Event www.medicareadvantag summit.com

January 29-31 Medicare Marketing

& Sales Summit Las Vegas, NV www.medicaremarketing salessummit.com March 6-8 RISE National Colorado Springs, CO www.risenational.com March 7 Ritter Insurance Marketing “State of the Senior Market”

King of Prussia, PA www.ritterim.com

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