UnitedHealthcare, AARP Update Relationship Focused on Improving Older Americans' Access to High-Quality, Affordable Health Care
(August 06, 2024) - UnitedHealthcare and AARP announced they have updated their agreement, which focuses on improving the health and well-being of Americans 50 and older, including the most popular Medicare products among older Americans.
For more than 25 years, AARP and UnitedHealthcare have shared a common mission to advance health care for older Americans. UnitedHealthcare and the AARP-branded Medicare plans help to improve health outcomes and create better consumer experiences.
“AARP and UnitedHealthcare share a deep-rooted commitment to enhancing the lives of older adults,” said Jo Ann Jenkins, Chief Executive Officer, AARP. “Through this long-standing relationship, we bolster our mission to empower older adults to live longer, healthier lives.”
Through the updated agreement, UnitedHealthcare will continue to offer for the foreseeable future AARP-branded Medicare-related offerings, including Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D and supplemental benefits, while assuming fiduciary responsibilities related to supplemental products. The extended agreement advances considerations for the enduring co-branding relationship, furthering both organizations’ core mission of serving older Americans.
“We are proud to offer a variety of Medicare plans co-branded with AARP and look forward to our ongoing collaboration for years to come,” said Tim Noel, Chief Executive Officer, UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement. “We have long shared a commitment to help ensure high quality health care is accessible and affordable for the people we serve.”
About AARP
AARP is the nation's largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering Americans 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. With a nationwide presence, AARP strengthens communities and advocates for what matters most to the more than 100 million Americans 50-plus and their families: health security, financial stability and personal fulfillment. AARP also works for individuals in the marketplace by sparking new solutions and allowing carefully chosen, high-quality products and services to carry the AARP name. As a trusted source for news and information, AARP produces the nation's largest circulation publications, AARP The Magazine and AARP Bulletin. To learn more, visit www.aarp.org/aboutaarp/, www.aarp.org/español or follow @AARP, @AARPenEspañol and @AARPadvocates on social media.
About UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping people live healthier lives and making the health system work better for everyone by simplifying the health care experience, meeting consumer health and wellness needs, and sustaining trusted relationships with care providers. In the United States, UnitedHealthcare offers the full spectrum of health benefit programs for individuals, employers, and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and contracts directly with more than 1.7 million physicians and care professionals, and 7,000 hospitals and other care facilities nationwide. The company also provides health benefits and delivers care to people through owned and operated health care facilities in South America. For more information, visit UnitedHealthcare at www.uhc.com or follow @UHC on LinkedIn.
