AARP/UHC Renew Active change for 2025

 Has ANYONE heard one word from United/AARP addressing our concerns? ANYONE? 

 I spent a long time today with a UHC agent, who eventually talked to a manager. Their only suggestion was for me to send a paper letter to UHC. Of course, open enrollment will be over by the time they receive my letter. Useless. I am researching other plans. Does anyone know of a plan G in Florida that has a fitness component that includes Club Pilates?

I am so disgusted with UHC Medicare Advantage for dropping Renew Active Stretch Lab from the gym Membership program here in Idaho. Another rip-off for seniors. I never use medical benefits because I am healthy and at 67 yrs old still work part time as a housekeeper. This is very very physically demanding and I absolutely loved my once a month covered appt to help me recover physically. UHC is extremely short-sided in not covering this type of benefit to help working seniors and those trying hard to stay fit and healthy. I do not use medical benefits and this type of benefit is very proactive in helping us seniors avoid needing medical benefits by staying healthy, working, and fit. I will be looking to see what other plans are available. I am so tired of healthy seniors getting the short end of things. We paid into Medicare our entire working years. It's a sad state of insurance greed. 

Upset stretch lab no longer covered under UHC aarp benefits. After 2 injuries stretch lab sessions has improved by health more than any other therapy who do I contact. 

UHC is probably distracted today as their CEO was gunned down in NYC this morning.

I am disgusted by the decision by renew active to remove pilates and stretch labs. Pilates is essential to core strength and balance and keeping your feet flexible so you do not fall. It is also not high impact. It also helps you recover faster from any falls. Stretch Labs has also been incredible! By the way, Kaiser One Pass is picking these up, so I might leave United Healthcare behind for 2025. What is wrong with you guys, smarten up and keep us healthy, strong, centered, and balanced

Don't want to be accusatory but watching coverage of AP: "Police hunt for UnitedHealthcare CEO’s masked killer after ‘brazen, targeted’ attack on NYC street" 

I find it interesting, in a sad way, there are 6.5 amount of views compared to how many signed the petition…. 
Will it help ? Maybe not but all these disparate responses only act to dilute and divide….

As I said in another entry, a whopping 80% of denied insurance claims are never disputed, nor fought but sadly accepted. 

My push in this petition is not to fight a reality or policy that we will never win or change but to make a stand that it most resembles false advertising, as they could have let us know much earlier in open enrollment. You know they knew ….And that is way too much stress on Agents and we Insured who researched with the information we had, but were falsely led to believe our gyms would remain.

It is now my understanding only Premium Locations will be available to Medicare Supplement plans not Medicare Advantage Plans. 
But the petition is still valid because we need information to make intelligent decisions, and truth in advertising without waiting until 10 days before Open Enrollment ends. 

I will edit the Petition again to add the above, and a request to add another gym (although they are all under the umbrella “Premium Locations“)

Please don’t be in the apathetic 80%.
Please stop with the individual complaining. 

I ask that you sign, share and become a cohesive voice in holding them accountable- even if it may not work…

https://www.change.org/BringBackPremiumGymstoRenewActive2025

Thanks to all who have shared and signed

Suuz

info from OT:

Effective 1/1/2025, Orangetheory Fitness will no longer be included as a subsidized fitness benefit under United Healthcare's (UHC) Renew Active Medicare Supplemental Plan. UHC has made the decision to cut several premier studios and clubs, including OTF, from their Renew Active program. This decision is a result of ongoing Medicare funding reductions.

I am so upset about this. I have UHC only because of their Renew Active program’s premium gyms benefit. It may sound like a silly reason for many but the highlight of my UHC Medicare Advantage plan and the reason I chose UHC is  because of their Renew Active Fitness program due to it including the premium gyms such as OrangeTheory, Club Pilates, Lifetime etc. I have been taking advantage of this and feel strong and healthy because I attend the classes at OrangeTheory and Club Pilates and Lifetime. They are effective and motivating and it’s a great way for seniors to enjoy many of their classes and amenities. 

i am a fit and healthy 69 yo and going to the gym every day is a huge help to stay that way throughout my later years.  I am thankful that I am not on a bunch of prescription meds.
it appears that Medicare and the health insurance industry wants to “push” people to more prescription meds instead of helping seniors avoid that by being and staying fit and healthy. 

It is becoming more and more obvious that the “health” insurance industry is nothing about health. It’s all about their profits and their monetary relationship with big pharma.  So sad.