UCARE HEALTH INC

UCARE HEALTH INC. (FORMERLY UCARE WISCONSIN) IS A NON-PROFIT SERVICE INSURANCE CORPORATION PROVIDING ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SERVICES AND CARE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND HEALTH COVERAGE OF OUR ENROLLED MEMBERS. UCARE HEALTH INC. IS COMMITTED TO SERVING INDIVIDUALS IN PUBLIC HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS; A PRIMARY COMPONENT OF ITS PROGRAM ACTIVITY WAS TO PROVIDE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE COORDINATED CARE PLAN SERVICES TO SENIORS. AS OF DECEMBER 2025, IT WAS SERVING APPROXIMATELY 2,500 MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT BENEFICIARIES IN MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN. UCARE HEALTH INC IS A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF UCARE MINNESOTA, A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION SERVING MEDICAID, MEDICARE, AND INDIVIDUAL HEALTH EXCHANGE RECIPIENTS IN MINNESOTA. AS UCARE MINNESOTA'S WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY, UCARE HEALTH, INC. ALSO PROVIDED SUPPORTING COVERAGE FOR SERVICES DELIVERED OUTSIDE THE SERVICE AREA OF AN INDIVIDUAL COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH PLAN OFFERED THROUGH MINNESOTA'S HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE. THIS UCARE HEALTH ACTIVITY IS INTENDED TO FURTHER UCARE MINNESOTA'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF ITS MEMBERSHIP THROUGH INNOVATIVE SERVICES AND PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS COMMUNITIES. MEASURED BY PREMIUM REVENUE, THIS ACTIVITY IS INCIDENTAL TO UCARE HEALTH LNC.'S PRIMARY SOCIAL WELFARE ACTIVITY OF OFFERING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HEALTH PLANS FOR SENIORS. UCARE HEALTH, INC.'S MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HEALTH PLANS WERE OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NONPROFIT HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS THAT SHARE THE FINANCIAL RISK FOR SERVING THE ENROLLED POPULATION. THIS PRODUCT DESIGN FEATURED AN INCREASED EMPHASIS ON COST CONTROL, QUALITY PERFORMANCE, AND ROBUST POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT. THE SHARED RISK ARRANGEMENTS WITH HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PARTNERS INCLUDED QUALITY OUTCOMES THAT CREATE AN ADDITIONAL INCENTIVE FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN HEALTH FOR THE MEMBERSHIP. UCARE HEALTH, INC. SUPPORTED MEMBER HEALTH PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND COLLABORATIONS, AND HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS, WHICH WERE INTEGRAL TO THE PRODUCTS OFFERED TO MEMBERS. ONE EXAMPLE WAS THE FITNESS BENEFIT, WITH A CHOICE OF THE ONE PASS FITNESS PROGRAM OR UCARE'S HEALTH CLUB SAVINGS NETWORK OF FITNESS CENTERS. MEMBERS ALSO HAD ACCESS TO DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS FOR ASTHMA, DIABETES, CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AND CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE, SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAMS, DISTRIBUTION OF FREE MATERIALS ON HEALTH EDUCATION AND PROPER USE OF URGENT AND EMERGENCY FACILITIES AT COMMUNITY FORUMS. IN ADDITION, UCARE SUPPORTED MEMBER ACCESS TO SERVICES THAT ARE HEALTH AND WELLNESS RELATED VIA DISCOUNTS ON COMMUNITY EDUCATION CLASSES, OVER THE COUNTER MEDICATIONS, ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AND HEALTHY FOOD DISCOUNTS. THESE EFFORTS NOT ONLY BENEFITED THE HEALTH OF ENROLLEES, BUT POSITIVELY AFFECTED THEIR FAMILIES AND LARGER COMMUNITIES. COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATION WERE ALSO ESSENTIAL TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. AS WELL AS DELIVERING MEDICARE GENERAL EDUCATION SESSIONS ACROSS UCARE HEALTH'S SERVICE AREA. THESE MEETINGS WERE OPEN TO ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO WILL BE OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO WILL BE AGING INTO MEDICARE SOON AND IS INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF THE FEDERAL MEDICARE PROGRAM AND SYSTEM. UCARE MINNESOTA, ON BEHALF OF UCARE HEALTH, CONDUCTED 244 MEDICARE EDUCATION CLASSES, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN UCARE HEALTH'S SERVICE AREA. UCARE HEALTH ALSO PRODUCED NUMEROUS NEWSLETTER ARTICLES EDUCATING BOTH MEMBERS AND PROVIDERS ABOUT VARIOUS TOPICS, INCLUDING DENTAL BENEFITS, CHRONIC CONDITION MANAGEMENT, NEW PROVIDER SEARCH TOOL, MEDICARE COVERAGE UPDATES, AND CAREGIVING SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES.