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California
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Not worth the money
June 20, 2020

They sound clueless and make it difficult to work with. They are a headache disguised as an insurance company.

Date of experience: June 20, 2020
New York
1 review
2 helpful votes
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UnitedHealthcare is the worst insurance and a bother to me now. When an agent called even, lying about the benefits of the hospital visits was the worst. I've called him for issues was a help at first. Then later I was a bother and annoying towards him even, shutting me off from him. This insurance even, sending emails about great benefits. All a lie. I don't like this insurance. Period. I didn't like it because hospital's in my state didn't accept hospitalization visits. I don't want this insurance. Leave me alone. If you are not good at one state bother another person who will accept you in another. Is that fair enough? Please I don't like this insurance. Accept it. Life is not a competition. It's about helping other's in need which, nobody not even, customer service or the agents where a mess. I want these people too stop harassing me with emails about great benefits. It's a lie too get gain of the company. I'm sorry but, this company deserves better. We need too learn too live in peace and well-being of other's. Not using them for profits. They need too stop harassing me and live in peace. They deserve it and so, do I. That's why I'm giving them 1 star which, should be a 0 star to me. I want too be in peace. Stop with the great benefits. It's not going too work. This company needs peace and I want them too be with them for now. Please leave me alone. The benefits were not helping me so, that's why I left. Please leave me alone because the bother is annoying me and will make anyone in madness. Please, let go. I don't want their benefits and I don't like their customer service. These people are horrible working here. This company is way beyond bad and worse. Anyone needs too avoid these benefits if in New Jersey because they are horrible in my opinion. AVOID!

Date of experience: December 20, 2022
Indiana
3 reviews
6 helpful votes
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Dont buy this insurance
January 28, 2016

I will start by saying one good quality is they pay fast. But... they don't cover shots flu shingle etc. Always have to pay more than co pay at drs offices any extra is not paid. My husband has thru work we pay 230 wk for the insurance which is to high for the coverage. I did have back surgery and they paid 100% after 4000. Prescription svc is ok. But when did ins become drs y do they have the right to tell the dr that knows me sees me, knows what i need and dont need. U spend more money to go thru all the junk they make u go thru then end up having to do what dr ordered to begin with. Dont care if u have drs on staff, u do not know me u r ins a svc i pay for to pay my drs. U should have no say on my treatment or meds. I dont need your recomendations thats my drs job. U should have no say on what is necessary or not necessary you r insurance. When u go to emergency room and attendant tells you they are the worst insurance ever to pay for things doesn't sit well. They know because thats what they do everday chk out ins coverage. No one at my husbands workplace hates this insurance must be cheap for the company they wont change it. We had Atena before this whole lot more coverage for money.

Date of experience: January 28, 2016
Kansas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The car doesn't work the doctor they put down I never even had him as a doctor and don't believe what the app tells you the money that you have left because it will not be right and I tried to explain to them to fix it and they will not they need somebody there that are going to do their job I drove a half hour one way to get to a grocery store for food and was turned around and had to come back home because I was on the app said $39.84 and when I got to the store I had no money so before you use your card always call in to see what your balance is because it'll never be correct and they do not cover all your bills only if you live in the city they'll pay your bills city water electric phone you have to drive to these places to pay them I live out in the country to pay a $35 phone bill would cost me $30 to drive there to pay for it they have to learn how to pay the bills online like everybody else when I try to pay a bill of the company are you kidding me why can't they pay it online most companies will not give you their address because it's their corporate office and that's not where they're billing is and that's why my s*** cannot be paid through this so if you live outside the city you're screwed as a poor person I can't help it where I live but damn it fix your damn s***

Date of experience: August 24, 2023
Kansas
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Would give a ZERO to United Healthcare. Have had them for 2 years and their customer service reps are in India and are not only un-trained but considerably low IQ or COMMON SENSE. Over and over problems with claims being paid incorrectly and when you finally get a live person they are totally UNPROFESSIONAL. You have to be willing to tolerater their stupidity for 50 minutes before they "get it". I was told today that my prescription was not covered because my plan was terminated.OMG I changed to Blue Cross whose reps are in the US and that isnt effective until January 1st! He even told me if I wanted this prescription covered I would have to stay with United Healthcare. I asked for a supervisor and he sent me to an A**hole sales rep who scolded me for being upset.When I told him I was recording the call he quickly cut me off and sent me back to the Customer Service call que...Wow oh wow, I am so adamant about people being ripped off because of these idiots.especially older people who just cant or wont argue with them and give up. Save yourself lots of grief and stay away from this low life company!

Date of experience: December 29, 2022
Michigan
1 review
1 helpful vote
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UHC is predatory
March 27, 2023

January 2022: UHC assures me that my shoulder MRI is COMPLETELY covered and I won't have to pay a dime. So I go through with it.

March 2022: I receive a bill for the MRI. I call the hospital. They send the bill back to UHC.

April 2022: I receive another bill for the MRI. So I call UHC. They say that in March 2022, MONTHS AFTER my MRI, they changed a rule and now my MRI isn't covered (even though it already happened.)

Next, I send in an appeal, explaining the details. They say f*** you, we're making you pay it.

Then, I apply for financial assistance to pay the bill. They say f*** you, we're making you pay it.

March 2023: I set up a payment plan for this bill I'm being wrongfully charged because I don't have the time or the resources to keep fighting them on it, and they know it. I can't afford for it to go to collections and drag down my credit score. I'm fully stuck in between UHC behaving in a predatory manner, and the hospital trying to get paid. And now I am forced to pay this bill I was promised wouldn't even exist, even though I make peanuts compared to both institutions.

There are things that I like about UHC. But this experience has been a nightmare for me and other people need to know that this stuff happens. If I have to pay this bill, I'm at least going to make sure others know what is going on so they can make a better choice for their health insurance.

Date of experience: March 27, 2023
Colorado
1 review
5 helpful votes
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ZERO Stars
November 4, 2022

I bet UnitedHealthcare provokes more suicides than they prevent. I like to call them Untied Hellscare. Absurd. Take your wellbeing elsewhere.

Date of experience: November 4, 2022
Colorado
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Trash Healthcare
September 30, 2022

We have had UHC for several yrs through our employer. They are the worst health insurance companies we've ever experienced! The most untrained unprofessional and rude reps. Long hold times - MANY times I am finally disconnected or they just never answer! And I've been hung up on when I press them on something they don't know the answer to. Another game is they will say they are transferring me to a "supervisor" or "level II rep" when I ask to escalate due to them having no clue how to service my request - I will hold for 15-45 min and then am disconnected. HORRIBLE! They do not know what they are doing and if they say they are transferring you just hang up. They show no apology for being hung up on or hold times in excess of 25 min. They simply don't care and NOONE at the top cares or they would appropriately train their service reps. Also every rep will tell you a different thing- so document date and what they said and employee #. Go do a search on the unethical fraudulent background of the leaders of this company. UHC tops the list for consumer complaints. I am in the midst of fighting them on a common sense claim they are sending me through circles on. And no one seems to k on why it isn't being covered and the phone call drops after them trying to find a supervisor to help me. I asked them to have a supervisor call me directly due to the HOURS I've spent on this and they say that's against their policy. Other excuses I've gotten is "for some reason I can't pull that up", "our system seems to be down" "I'm not sure why but I can't transfer you" "sorry that you were on hold for 15 min. We don't usually do that" (followed by a 30 min hold time and a disconnect!). They are designed and taught to play dumb, deny claims or pretend they never received them or that their system isn't working correctly. We are dropping them at open enrollment and have reported back to HR how abysmal their service is.

Date of experience: September 30, 2022
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I'm currently assigned to United Health Optum Arcadia, CA under uhc.com/calpers. I was assigned to doctor T in March 2021. I contact the Arcadia office 0n 5/26/21 to request an exam and a referral for a colonoscopy (+50 with family history of cancer). The agent said I was not assigned to doctor T, but she can shedule an appointment on 07/13/21.

Regulatory protocol dictates that a patient should be seen within two weeks if the case is not an emergency. A doctor should be able to process about 12 patients per day. If we use the appointment date of 07/13/21, then Dr. T has approximately 400 patients ahead of me, a highly inprobable scenario.

I contacted the United Health member service and spoke with agent S. She contacted the Arcadia office and was told that doctor T was fully booked until July 13th and my only option is to initiate a complaint with the quality team.

On 05/27/21, representative D from the quality team called and said that she would not be able to provide a time frame to expedite the date of the physical exam.

I have worked with many HMOs in the past and United Health is definitely the worst. They rely on uninformed customers to squeeze more profit.

Date of experience: May 28, 2021
New Mexico
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Absolutely worthless benefit - always out of stock on more than half of products- shame on UHC -a ripoff

Date of experience: December 22, 2023

Overview

UnitedHealthcare has a rating of 1.4 stars from 249 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with UnitedHealthcare most frequently mention customer service, united healthcare and insurance company. UnitedHealthcare ranks 128th among Health Insurance sites.

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