Minnesota’s Largest Private Employer Just Reduced Medicare Advantage Coverage for Minnesota Seniors — Here Is What to Do Before October 15

What Drove the Pullback — and Why Minnesota Seniors Are Feeling ItUnitedHealthcare did not reduce its Minnesota Medicare Advantage footprint by choice. The PPO Shift That Affects Minnesota Seniors MostMost of UHC’s national reductions focused on one specific plan type: PPO Medicare Advantage plans. But the sequence — UHC grows in Minnesota, Minnesota seniors rely on UHC for Medicare coverage, UHC reduces that coverage under financial pressure — is the full picture that Minnesota’s Medicare Advantage story requires. What Minnesota Medicare Advantage Members Should Do Before September 30If you are a Minnesota Medicare Advantage member with UnitedHealthcare, three actions matter before the enrollment window opens. Third: contact Minnesota’s SHIP program — the State Health Insurance Assistance Program — for free, unbiased counseling on your Medicare Advantage options.