UnitedHealthcare Selected by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration to Continue Serving Florida Medicaid Members

Medicaid members will have access to UnitedHealthcare services, providers and benefits through 2030

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Florida has been selected to serve Medicaid members in three regions in collaboration with the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). Members in 30 counties will be able to access UnitedHealthcare services, providers and benefits through 2030.

UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Florida will continue to provide Medicaid Managed Assistance (MMA), Long Term Care (LTC), Seriously Mental Ill (SMI), and HIV/AIDS services in Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Citrus, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lafayette, Lake, Levy, Manatee, Marion, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Nassau, Polk, Putnam, St. Johns, Sumter, Suwanee, Union and Volusia counties. The company will also continue to offer a wide range of benefits and services to its members, including access to primary care doctors, specialists, hospitals and prescription drugs.

"We are honored to collaborate with AHCA to continue serving Floridians, as we have for more than 50 years," said Michael Lawton, CEO, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Florida. "We are committed to providing our members with the high-quality care they deserve, and we look forward to continuing to work with our providers and partners to build healthier communities."

In 2022, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) awarded UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Florida with its Health Equity Accreditation, which recognizes organizations that lead the market in providing culturally and linguistically sensitive services, and work to reduce health care disparities. The health plan was also recognized with the NCQA Long-Term Services and Supports Distinction for coordinating long-term services and supports that deliver efficient, effective person-centered care.

UnitedHealthcare serves more than 3.8 million people in Florida enrolled in employer-sponsored, individual, Medicare and Medicaid benefit plans, with a network of 247 hospitals and more than 110,000 physicians and other care providers statewide.

To learn more about UnitedHealthcare’s commitment to Florida visit uhccs.com/FL.

About UnitedHealthcare

UnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping people live healthier lives and making the health system work better for everyone by simplifying the health care experience, meeting consumer health and wellness needs, and sustaining trusted relationships with care providers. In the United States, UnitedHealthcare offers the full spectrum of health benefit programs for individuals, employers, and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and contracts directly with more than 1.6 million physicians and care professionals, and 8,000 hospitals and other care facilities nationwide. The company also provides health benefits and delivers care to people through owned and operated health care facilities in South America. UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group, a diversified health care company. For more information, visit UnitedHealthcare at www.uhc.com or follow UnitedHealthcare on LinkedIn.