Our March Did You Know Features Provider Enrollment Updates: Ambetter Virtual Insurance, United Healthcare Market Place Insurance Plan & Insurers Offering 2023 Coverage Through the Kansas Exchange
Ambetter Virtual is a new plan that Ambetter introduced in January 2023. This plan is included with the group contract so no additional enrollment is required. It is virtual ONLY (Telemedicine), and office visits are not included. If the patient needs to see someone other than their Primary Care Physician (PCP) a referral is required.- United Healthcare has a new Market Place plan available as of January 2023. This is a limited network that only includes 21 counties in the state of Kansas, attached is the list of counties. The medical practice will have to request an addendum to their UHC group contract. Learn more about United Healthcare.
- For 2023, there are eight insurers that offer exchange plans in Kansas, which is a record high for the Kansas exchange. United Healthcare, which previously offered coverage in 2016, has rejoined the Kansas exchange for 2023, and the seven insurers that already offered coverage in 2022 are continuing to offer coverage for 2023.
The following insurers offer 2023 coverage through the Kansas exchange, with plan availability varying from one location to another:
- Medica
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas
- Blue KC (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City)
- Oscar
- Cigna
- US Health & Life Insurance Company
- Ambetter from Sunflower Health Plan/Celtic
- UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company
Note: Ambetter from Sunflower Health Plan/Celtic was new as of 2022, but was essentially a transition from Sunflower State Health Plan’s HMO product to Celtic’s EPO product.
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