for ancillary benefits like ride share and product delivery easier for seniors, the companies said Oct. 9, 2023 at HLTH 2023 in Las Vegas.Uber Health is partnering with UnitedHealth Group’s Optum health services business to make paying for ancillary benefits like ride share and product delivery easier for seniors via the Uber app.
UnitedHealth is one of the nation’s largest providers of privatized Medicare Advantage benefits for seniors and the health insurer’s provider networks include thousands of Optum medical care providers and payment services. The payment partnership comes in the wake of other benefits and services Uber Health has added in the last year. Already, Uber’s health business has added grocery and over-the-counter product delivery as its health insurer clients cover more healthcare services and items to address social determinants of health.
During the pandemic, in particular, more Medicare Advantage plans began new services like delivering meals to seniors who were shut in their homes and either unable or unwilling to venture out for healthcare products or meals.