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Contributor ⭐
January 6, 2023

UHC Customer Service

  • January 6, 2023
  • 26 replies
  • 17703 views

I finally had enough of the poor quality of customer service with UHC.  Both their supplemental plan and drug plan need a make over in properly handling customer questions.  They are extremely frustrating and their phone representatives are not trained well to handle the basic of questions.  For example, my wife and I had to go through multiple hoops to give me authorization to conduct business with UHC regarding my wife.  Each time I had to speak on her behalf, we had to go through a long winded process before they allowed this to happen.  They also do not seem to log their calls so that there's a record of previous issues and how those issues were resolved.  I just off the phone with them trying to get my January premium refunded since I had canceled and gone with another carrier -- for a lot less money and a more reasonable customer service experience.  Their Part D side handled the cancelation without issue but the supplement side was a horrible, frustrating, experience.  Why AARP continues to promote UHC when they have been notoriously lacking in the customer service area not only for Medicare supplements and Part D plans but their standard group insurance health plans.  This seems to be the only way to register a complaint with either AARP and UHC.  AARP needs to service their customers better than to promote a substandard carrier.

    26 replies

    Contributor ⭐
    December 1, 2024

    Completely Agree - Customer service via 1960.  Looking for a new plan now.  They should be ashamed of themselves.  It is beyond bush league.  

    Contributor ⭐
    October 11, 2025

    who did you choose? were they better?

    Contributor ⭐
    December 3, 2024

    I just had an issue with UHC customer service yesterdayw regarding my AARP Medicare Part D plan.  I spend close to 2 hours on hold between the two reps I talked with.  The first one (after 45+ minutes) told me that they only handled Parts A and B supplement problems.  So I had to wait more than 45 minutes AGAIN to get a second rep.

     

    Turns out that UHC still is forcing me to stick with my brand prescription (Tier 3) even after a generic version was approved!  UHC finally told me that the generic is in Tier 4, which means that I would have to pay the FULL retail cost of the generic, which is $100 per month more than my Tier 3 brand copay.

     

    The reason appears to be that the brand drug manufacturer is paying (bribing??) UHC to keep the brand drug as the PREFERRED drug.  I am still paying the same copay as before the generic even was approved!  NO savings to me, just to UHC for now having a generic.

    WebWiseWoman
    Community Champion ⭐⭐⭐
    December 4, 2024

    As an aside, at the NOLA AARP "Meet up" back in 2012 (ish) we found my Mom had been totally ripped off by UHC for years; I personally would warn everyone not to consider UHC, ever... mho...

    Conversationalist ⭐⭐
    December 7, 2024

    I have spent around 4 hours today trying to solve a SIMPLE problem. 3 phone calls. No solution. On the website the payment history goes back 24 months. The billing history goes back 6 months even if you choose 12 or 24 months. Trying to get a copy of this - and to get the customer service rep to understand the difference between the two is like pulling teeth. Then instead of reporting the glitch to tech support (since we aren't allowed to talk to them) she got instructions on how to walk me through finding the webpage I already told her had the glitch. It goes downhill from there with the incompetence of many of the customer service reps I have talked with in the Philippines. I told the woman I needed a copy of all 12 months of the billing history and she put it in for the payment history and kept telling me I could print it myself from the website. Umm if I could do that I wouldn't have called. Sigh. Their customer service is about as bad as xfinity/comcast's is. Double sigh. 

    Contributor ⭐
    October 11, 2025

    who did you choose? were they better?

    Conversationalist ⭐⭐
    October 18, 2025

    I have no idea whom she chose but I can tell you that using Wellcare is customer service disaster (although for 2025 the cheapest for drugs and premium combined for me. Will not be that way in 2026 so people need to remember to check each year). They have outsourced customer service to another country and apparently don't do much  testing for knowledge of English. While sometimes I have gotten lucky, I have also had to call more than once to get an answer. Their hold times can be pretty long as well (but again not always). I go by price though as that matters to me. I don't use customer service all that often so I figure a lower price is worth the aggravation that can happen.

    Contributor ⭐
    November 23, 2025

    There is no customer service as most of the responders can attest. Even the simplest most straightforward request gets dropped without response.  AARP cannot or will not lobby for better customer service even though the complaints, lawsuits, feedback are pervasive.

    Here is my issue which I can't even send without having to have my cell phone turned on by my side just to log into my account:
    There is absolutely no security reason why I cannot log in with 2FA with an email.
    Chat support is not helpful. It takes numerous requests to be transferred and then they do not connect to anyone that can fix this issue.
    I am trying to sign in on my computer. I do not want to be forced to go to another room, turn on a phone, wait for phone to turn on, return to lap top with phone and have it by me constantly just to log into my account.
    EVERY 2FA account  offers email as an option for authorization - except yours.
    YOU NEED TO FIX THIS.
    Seniors may not have cell phone plans or even landlines anymore, many people have issues with seeing text or using their cell phones, etc. etc. etc.
    YOU NEED TO FIX THIS.
    Give us an option to use our accounts with 2FA by EMAIL.