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Digital is your fastest, most cost-effective path to answers. You can find information, complete your work and communicate with us without picking up the phone. This gives you more time to focus on what matters most — caring for your patients.

Going forward, unless there's a system limitation or regulatory exception, we'll no longer mail most plan-related documents to health care professionals and facilities serving UnitedHealthcare UnitedHealthcare commercial, Medicare Advantage and most Community plan members. Instead, you can find most claim-related documents 24/7 in Document Library within the UnitedHealthcare Provider Portal. Your organization will receive an email notification when you have new letters available to view. We encourage you to check Document Library regularly for new notifications. For letters not available digitally, you will continue to receive mail.

Check out what’s recently moved to digital and what’s ahead. 

Upcoming transitions Timing       
Arizona UnitedHealthcare Community Plan: Virtual card payment (VCP) statements and claim letters Nov. 8, 2024
Louisiana and Pennsylvania UnitedHealthcare Community Plan: Claim-related letters and documents Nov. 8, 2024
Arizona UnitedHealthcare Community Plan: Pre- and post-service appeal/dispute submissions Dec. 1, 2024
Louisiana and Pennsylvania UnitedHealthcare Community Plan: Reconsideration and appeal submissions Dec. 1, 2024
Arizona UnitedHealthcare Community Plan: Reconsideration submissions Jan. 1, 2025
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Document type and impacted market(s) Effective date
Virginia UnitedHealthcare Community Plan: Virtual card payment (VCP) statements, and overpayment and claim letters Sept. 13, 2024
Minnesota and Virginia UnitedHealthcare Community Plan: Claim reconsideration and medical pre- and post-service appeal submissions Sept. 1, 2024
Massachusetts and Mississippi UnitedHealthcare Community Plan: Medical pre- and post- service appeal submissions May 1, 2024
Florida and Massachusetts: UnitedHealthcare Community Plan medical claim letters May 1, 2024
Massachusetts: UnitedHealthcare Community Plan virtual card payment (VCP) statements Feb. 2, 2024
New Jersey: UnitedHealthcare Community Plan claim letters Feb. 2, 2024
Washington: UnitedHealthcare Community Plan virtual card payment (VCP) statements and claim letters
Feb. 2, 2024
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan: Claim reconsideration and medical pre- and post-service appeal submissions Feb. 1, 2024

Important considerations

Each of these transitions may require a change to the way you work today. We encourage you to start sharing this information and review our digital solution options. If you work with an outside vendor for your mail processing, or revenue cycle management company, please discuss how this change may affect your contract or processing arrangements.

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Going digital means less paper and a faster workflow. Our 3 solutions are here to help make that a reality.

Application Programming Interface (API)

Automation technology to access comprehensive real-time data on a timetable you set. Data can be distributed to your practice management system, proprietary software or any application you prefer. 

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Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

Electronic connectivity to submit single or batch transactions for multiple members and payers without manual data entry or signing in to multiple payer portals.

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UnitedHealthcare Provider Portal

Self-service platform to check eligibility and benefits, manage prior authorization requests, submit claims, request reconsiderations and appeals, and access documents and reports. 

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