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The UHC Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that commits to providing quality health supportive services with a variety of resources to enhance the well-being of rural San Joaquin Valley communities. In 1971, UHC originated in the farm working communities where residents expressed the need to have improved access to healthcare.
UnitedHealthcare (UHC) is an insurance and managed care company with four main divisions: UnitedHealthcare Employer and Individual – provides health benefit plans and services for large national employers and individuals. UnitedHealthcare Medicare and Retirement – provides health and well-being services to individuals age 65 and older. [80]
As of 2015, about 14.1 million people were insured privately, including in self-funded plans; 1.3 million were in plans regulated by the CDI and 12.7 million were in plans regulated by the DHMC. [9] Kaiser Permanente had about 50% of the market, followed by Blue Shield of California, Anthem Blue Cross, and Health Net (a subsidiary of Centene). [9]
The company also acquired Freedom Plan, California Dental Health Plan, and Advantage Health Plans. [5] In 1996, it acquired FHP. [6] In December 2005, the company was acquired by UnitedHealth Group. [7] At that time, the company had 705,000 Medicare enrollees. [8]
Optum serves employers, government agencies, health plans, life science companies, care providers and individuals and families offering products in data and analytics, pharmacy care services, health care operations and delivery, population health management and advisory services. [7]
Gold level: On average, the health plan pays 80% of covered health-care costs; the consumer pays 20%. Platinum level: On average, the health plan pays 90% of covered health-care costs; the consumer pays 10%. Minimum coverage plan (worst-case scenario): If the consumer is under 30 and cannot afford the other plans, this is another option. It ...
John Muir Health is a hospital network headquartered in Walnut Creek, California and serving Contra Costa County, California and surrounding communities (all considered suburbs of Oakland and San Francisco).
Kaiser Permanente (/ ˈ k aɪ z ər p ɜːr m ə ˈ n ɛ n t eɪ /; KP) is an American integrated managed care consortium headquartered in Oakland, California.Founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney R. Garfield, the organization was initially established to provide medical services at Kaiser's shipyards, steel mills and other facilities, before being opened to the ...