KanCare Training for Providers - Ubhonline.com
KanCare Training for Providers - Ubhonline.com
KanCare Training for Providers - Ubhonline.com
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Introduction to Optum<br />
• United Behavioral Health (UBH) was officially <strong>for</strong>med on February 2, 1997,<br />
via the merger of U.S. Behavioral Health, Inc. (USBH) and United Behavioral<br />
Systems, Inc. (UBS).<br />
• Our <strong>com</strong>pany is a wholly owned subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group. Optum is<br />
a health services business. You will see both UBH and Optum in our<br />
<strong>com</strong>munications to you.<br />
• Optum will assume management of the behavioral health benefits <strong>for</strong><br />
<strong>KanCare</strong> members with coverage through UnitedHealthcare of the Midwest,<br />
Inc.<br />
• UnitedHealthcare Community Plan – Kansas has contracted with us to<br />
administer behavioral health benefits to include mental health and substance<br />
use disorders.<br />
We are dedicated to making the health system better <strong>for</strong> everyone.<br />
For the individuals we serve, you play a critical role in our <strong>com</strong>mitment<br />
to helping people live their lives to the fullest.<br />
United Behavioral Health operating under the brand Optum<br />
Confidential property of Optum. Do not distribute or reproduce without express permission from Optum.<br />
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