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Description
Benefit Education Sessions - Narrated Cost Estimator Tool from United Healthcare
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Now
you
can
take
charge
and
no
more
with
unitedHealthcare's
my
health
care
cost
estimator
an
innovative
online
tool
that
gives
you
easy
access
to
more
personalized
health
care
options,
get
estimated
prices
for
treatments
and
procedures
and
compare
providers
with
side
by
side,
quality
information
before
ever
setting
foot
in
a
doctor's
office
or
treatment
facility.
Everything
you
need
to
control
costs
compared
services
and
anticipate
future
expenses
is
right
at
your
fingertips.
It's
quick
and
easy
to
find
a
safe,
affordable
path
to
quality
care.
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That's
just
right
for
your
life,
your
budget
and
most
of
all
your
health.
It's
all
about
getting
to
know
the
4
p's
procedure,
provider
price
and
place.
Here's
how
it
works.
The
homepage
makes
it
easy
to
find
your
recommended
procedure
just
type
in
the
first
few
letters
of
the
treatment
or
condition
and
click
search.
Each
page
features
the
see
my
benefits
button,
so
you
can
always
check
your
deductible
and
see
an
overall
view
of
your
plan.
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It's
important
to
note
that
at
any
point,
while
using
my
healthcare
cost
estimator,
you
can
call
unitedHealthcare's
customer
care
professionals
who
will
gladly
help,
explain
and
guide
you
through
the
tool
and
your
estimate.
Now
you
can
get
a
360-degree
understanding
of
a
procedure
and
learn
about
other
options
that
may
provide
a
similar
result.
In
this
case,
an
xray
helpful
information
about
preparation,
risks
and
benefits,
plus
tips
on
what
to
discuss
with
your
doctor,
are
listed
below
each
procedure.
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The
online
tool
displays
options
for
the
service
based
on
estimated
costs,
type
of
treatment,
center
and
approximate
distance
from
your
home
or
office.
Compare
estimated
costs
at
each
treatment
center,
which
are
color-coded
in
red
if
it's
above
the
average
local
cost
or
green.
If
below
see
how
much
of
the
cost
is
covered
by
your
health
benefits
and
any
out-of-pocket
costs,
you
may
be
responsible
for
then
view
a
map
to
easily
find
the
facility
and
get
driving
directions.
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Other
helpful
information,
the
top
of
the
screen,
includes
your
deductible
out-of-pocket
maximum
and,
if
available
with
your
plan,
your
health
savings
account
balance
which
you
can
use
to
help
cover
costs
to
complete
the
estimate.
Click
on
the
facility
you'd
like
to
use
in
this
example,
the
cost
estimate
for
your
knee
MRI
at
Central.
Hospital
is
465
dollars
which
is
lower
than
the
local
average.
Your
employer-sponsored
benefit
plan
would
pay
212
dollars
and
your
out-of-pocket
costs
would
be
253
dollars.
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There's
a
list
of
common
reasons
why
the
actual
cost
could
differ
from
this
estimate,
as
well
as
a
list
of
items
you
can
discuss
with
your
doctor
to
help
avoid
those
situations.
In
addition,
you
can
see
how
the
253
dollar
cost
estimate
breaks
down
two
hundred
dollars
toward
the
deductible
and
53
dollars
for
co-insurance.
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Your
health
benefits
would
cover
the
rest
now
that
you
understand
the
cost
of
a
knee
MRI
at
central
hospital
and
approximately
how
much
to
budget
for
the
procedure
you're
ready
to
talk
with
your
doctor,
my
health
care
cost
estimator
helps
you
understand
and
manage
your
health
care
costs
like
never
before
with
helpful
tools
and
support.
This
next-generation
cost.
Estimator
brings
critical
cost
and
quality
information
to
you
in
seconds,
giving
you
smart,
cost-effective
paths
to
great
health
through
the
power
of
innovative
thinking.
United
healthcare
empowers
you
with
the
resources.