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New Jersey Commercial Health Plans

The following commercial health plans are offered in New Jersey. Open any section below to view more information.

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All Savers®

The All Savers® Alternate Funding Plans are self-funded health plans that can help employees pay everyday health care expenses before they meet their deductible. Employers can also purchase UnitedHealthcare dental and vision plans and fully insured group life insurance.

  • A health savings account (HSA) may be available to pay for qualifying medical expenses, including the annual deductible.
  • The UnitedHealthcare Motion™ program provides a financial reward (in the form of a reimbursement for out-of pocket medical expenses or an HSA deposit) for meeting daily activity goals. The UnitedHealthcare Motion program is not available in all states.

Members with All Savers Plans have access to the UnitedHealthcare® Choice, UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus and UnitedHealthcare Core networks with the exception of Mayo Clinic facilities.

All Savers Insurance Company (ASIC) is a UnitedHealthcare company.

To check member eligibility and claims status for a patient enrolled in an All Savers Plan, go to provider-allsavers.optum.com/.

Surest, a UnitedHealthcare company, administers a health plan without a deductible or coinsurance. Members have access to the nationwide UnitedHealthcare and Optum Behavioral Health networks and can check costs and care options in advance.

Some members have the Surest Flex plan, which includes the feature of flexible coverage. For a small number of plannable tests, procedures or treatments, the member must activate coverage at least 3 business days in advance of the service.

Claims: All claims must be sent directly to the Surest Payer ID 25463 or by mail to P.O. Box 211758, Eagan, MN 55121. Please include the subscriber ID and rendering address on the claim to help us confirm the copay/member price.

Eligibility and benefits: To check member eligibility and benefits, visit the UnitedHealthcare Provider Portal: Sign In With Your One Healthcare ID or call UHSS Provider Services at 844–368–6661. You’ll need to provide the subscriber ID if you’re requesting information about a dependent.

For more information, please visit UHCprovider.com/surest.

The UnitedHealthcare Choice and Choice Plus health plans allow members to choose a physician or specialist from the UnitedHealthcare Choice networks but do not need a referral to receive benefits.

  • UnitedHealthcare Choice members must receive care from network care providers for benefits to be covered. There is out-of-network coverage for emergency services only.
  • UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus members are covered at a lower benefit level for services provided by out-of-network care providers.

Preventive care, including immunizations and preventive exams and health screenings, is covered at 100 percent in our UnitedHealthcare Choice and UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus networks.

UnitedHealthcare® Core and Core Essential

UnitedHealthcare Core health plans allow members to choose a network physician or specialist without a referral (open access). The UnitedHealthcare Core network is narrowed in some states.

  • UnitedHealthcare Core Essential members must receive care from network providers for benefits to be covered.
  • UnitedHealthcare Core plans cover out-of-network providers at a lower benefit level.

An array of health and wellness resources are available to members including the Online Health Assessment, Personal Health Record and Online Health Coaching modules.

Tools & Resources

UnitedHealthcare Navigate®

The UnitedHealthcare Navigate health plans encourage members to use their primary care provider (PCP) to coordinate care across a wide spectrum of health services and enter electronic referrals to network specialists. The UnitedHealthcare Navigate network is narrowed in some states.

  • UnitedHealthcare Navigate members must receive a referral from their PCP to see a network specialist for benefits to be covered. There is out-of-network coverage for emergency services only.
  • UnitedHealthcare Navigate Balanced members may see a network specialist at a reduced benefit level when there is no referral.   There is out-of-network coverage for emergency services only.
  • UnitedHealthcare Navigate Plus members may see a network specialist at a reduced benefit level when there is no referral.  Navigate Plus also provides out of network coverage.

Changes to PCP selection are permitted once per month. Changes submitted on or before the 31st of the month will be effective on the first day of the following month.

Tools & Resources

UnitedHealthcare® NexusACO®

The UnitedHealthcare NexusACO suite of products offers cost-saving opportunities to members when they seek care providers from a select group of Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) nationwide. There is out-of-network coverage for emergency services only.

UnitedHealthcare NexusACO Plans – Open Access

  • UnitedHealthcare NexusACO OA plans offer network-only coverage for care providers.
  • UnitedHealthcare NexusACO OAP plans offer both network and non-network coverage.

UnitedHealthcare NexusACO Plans – Referral Required

  • UnitedHealthcare NexusACO R plans offer network-only coverage for care providers.
  • UnitedHealthcare NexusACO RB plans offer network coverage when the PCP refers a member to a network specialist, and lower coverage applies when there is no referral.
  • UnitedHealthcare NexusACO RP plans offer network coverage when the PCP refers a member to a network specialist, and lower coverage applies when there is no referral or with an out-of-network specialist.

All UnitedHealthcare NexusACO members are required to select a primary care provider (PCP) within the network to provide their preventive care, treat chronic conditions, manage medications and enter specialist referrals.

Changes to PCP selection are permitted once per month. Changes submitted on or before the 31st of the month will be effective on the first day of the following month.

Tools & Resources

UnitedHealthcare Options PPO health plans allow members to choose a network physician or specialist without a referral (open-access).

  • It is the member's responsibility to obtain prior approvals for both network and non-network services. No referral is required to see a specialist.
  • If a non-network physician is chosen, out-of-pocket member costs will be higher and it is the member’s responsibility to obtain approvals and submit claims.

UnitedHealthcare Options PPO offers two levels of coverage: a higher level of benefits for in-network services, and a lower level of benefits for non-network services, with somewhat higher deductibles and coinsurance.

For information on Oxford Health Plans® please visit oxhp.com.

News, Bulletins and Alerts

10.01.2022 - Oxford plans: New automated prior authorizations
10.01.2022 - Oxford prior authorization requirement changes