UHC (Optum) Bronze (health exchange plan - PCP required?
When asked why, UHC rep in text is telling me a primary care provider has to be logged in my account in order for me to "make the most" of my plan, and that the PCP serves to coordinate my care, blah blah blah.
When i asked if i receive a standard annual wellness/preventive exam from a primary care doctor who is NOT the one indicated in their records, will it be covered or denied, she said it would be denied. So frustrating. So what exactly is the advantage to Optum to have my PCP's name on file? I am stumped.
The reason this is an issue is i get my PCP indicated correctly.. then a few weeks later i happened to log on to the plan website and my PCP and that of all my family members' has been switched to a different doctor. When we contacted UHC, they said not to worry, it was just an internal website glitch. that was weeks ago. Now i realize if i scheduled my annual wellness exam i am due for, it would be DENIED and had i not happened to log on to confirm everything was correct in my account, i'd have no idea. Is this their scam?