Healthcare providers are dealing with a shakeup in Medicare Advantage coverage in Stanislaus County.
UnitedHealthcare will discontinue three Medicare plans that provided extra benefits for residents 65 years and older and for certain disabled individuals. The change will take effect Jan. 1.
Sutter Health sent an Oct. 1 letter informing affected patients that the AARP Medicare Advantage HMO through UnitedHealthcare won’t include access to Sutter physicians, specialists and healthcare centers next year. Patients wishing to continue with Sutter physicians, hospitals, lab and imaging services will need to choose another Medicare Advantage plan or use basic Medicare…