A Preferred Drug List (PDL) helps your doctor choose drugs to prescribe for you. If a drug has a generic form, this is what UnitedHealthcare Community Plan will cover. In some cases, you may be able to get drugs that are not on our list if your doctor asks for prior authorization.
If your doctor wants you to have a drug that is not on our list, your doctor can request it. Our pharmacy staff looks over the request within 24 hours and makes a decision.
Healthchek is Ohio's early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment (EPSDT) benefit. Healthchek covers medical exams, immunizations (shots), health education, and laboratory tests for everyone eligible for Medicaid under the age of 21 years. These exams are important to make sure that young adults are healthy and are developing physically and mentally. Members under the age of 21 years should have at least one exam per year.
Healthchek also covers complete medical, vision, dental, hearing, nutritional, developmental, and mental health exams, in addition to other care to treat physical, mental, or other problems or conditions found by an exam. Healthchek covers tests and treatment services that may not be covered for people over age 20; some of the tests and treatment services may require prior authorization.
Healthchek services are available at no cost to members and include:
Additionally, care management services are available to all members. Please see page 16 of the Member Handbook (Coming Soon) to learn more about the care management services offered by our plan.
You may get up to a one month supply of your medications. Most drug orders may be refilled when most (85%) of it has been used. For example, if your doctor prescribes you one pill a day, you would be able to get your refill every fourth week. The pharmacy will not be able to refill a prescription earlier. Some drugs may be limited to the amount that can be prescribed in a month.
In some cases, you may be able to get drugs that are not on our list if you are already taking the medication or if your doctor asks for prior authorization. Call our Member services or look at the View Drug List on this website to see if your drugs need approval. In some cases, you may be able to get drugs that are not on our list if your doctor asks for prior authorization.
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan covers some OTC drugs with a prescription. The updated OTC list can be found within our Preferred drug List (PDL) under Find A Drug on this website. You can also call Member services with questions. These are limited to generic drugs when available..
There are a few reasons this could happen.
If you need other drugs, your doctor must get Prior Authorization from UnitedHealthcare Community Plan. Your doctor has to state how long you have been taking the drug and what other drugs you have tried.
Medicaid is a program for people with low income who meet certain eligibility requirements and programs can vary from state-to-state.
Medicare is a federal health insurance program for people who are age 65 or older, disabled persons, or those with end-stage kidney disease. Medicare eligibility is not based on income, and basic coverage is the same in each state.
When you apply for Medicaid, you must fill out an application form. You will also need to have various documents. You can get an application for Medicaid by calling the Ohio Medicaid Consumer Hotline at 1-800-324-8680 (TTY: 1-800-292-3572), your local County Department of Job and Family Services office, or click here.
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan is a MCP that certain Ohio Medicaid consumers who are aged, blind or disabled (ABD) or meet certain financial requirements can choose to join. Joining a MCP will not cause you to lose your Medicaid, WIC (Women, Infants and Children) or other public assistance benefits. Joining UnitedHealthcare Community Plan is voluntary. It is your choice.
- You also must live in a county that has UnitedHealthcare Community Plan.
Exclusions – Individuals that are not permitted to join a MCP
Individuals are not permitted to join a MCP if they are:
If you are eligible for Medicaid and would like to enroll with UnitedHealthcare Community Plan, please call the Managed Care Enrollment Center at 1-800-605-3040 (TTY: 1-800-292-3572).
Your PCP is your personal doctor. You may choose any individual physician, physician group practice, advanced practice nurse or advanced practice nurse group practice trained in pediatrics, family medicine (general practice), or internal medicine. If you are pregnant, you can choose a PCP trained in obstetrics/gynecology (OB/GYN). Plan Providers are listed in the provider directory or you may call Member Services for assistance in finding a plan provider.
Member Services will help make sure that the PCP you want to switch to is a participating provider with UnitedHealthcare Community Plan. They will also check to be sure the PCP you want to switch to is accepting new patients. Members can change their PCP monthly. If you change during your first month of membership, you PCP change will be effective immediately. After your first month of membership, your PCP change will take effect the first day of the next month. We will send you a new ID card with your new PCP listed. We will also let you know when you can start seeing your new PCP.
Sometimes a PCP, specialist, clinic, hospital or other plan provider you are using might leave the Plan. If this happens, you will have to switch to another provider who is part of our Plan. If your PCP leaves our Plan, we will let you know and help you choose another PCP so that you can keep getting covered services.
A "medical emergency" is a medical problem that you think is so serious that a doctor must treat it right away. Some examples of a medical emergency are severe chest pain, possible stroke, heart attack, or a miscarriage/pregnancy with vaginal bleeding.
If you have a medical emergency:
If you need urgent care, you can visit an urgent care center. You do not need to get an OK before you do. If you need help locating an urgent care center near you, Member Services can help. If you do not know if you need to visit an urgent care center, you can call your PCP or our 24/7 NurseLine services.
It is important to remember that you must receive services covered by UnitedHealthcare Community Plan from UnitedHealthcare Community Plan facilities and/or providers. The only time you can see providers that are not on UnitedHealthcare Community Plan's panel is for:
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