UMR Brings Korean Medical Tourism Insurance Plan

UMR to coordinate with Patients Without Borders (PWB) in offering medical tourism plans to state-side employees of Korean businesses

Korean companies with employees in the United States will now have a high quality, reasonably priced health plan option that includes medical tourism. UMR, a UnitedHealthcare company, announced today an agreement with the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) to offer claim administration to Korean-based companies with employees in the United States. UMR will work with self-funded Korean companies, administering claims for state-side employees and providing access to the UnitedHealthcare medical networks. Additionally, for those Korean plan members who may need more extensive medical care, UMR will coordinate services with Patients without Borders, a medical tourism facilitator, to allow them to return to Korea for that care.

Because UMR is a UnitedHealthcare company, plan members will also have access to the largest and highest quality health care networks in the United States. “We are excited to work with KHIDI on giving Korean employers a great option for their state-side employees,” said Jay Anliker, UMR president and CEO. “They will now be able to get the best health care here in the United States and, if needed, be able to return home for additional care or more serious conditions.”

“KHIDI is committed to nurturing and developing the Korean health industry and improving health services. This agreement with UMR and Patients without Borders now gives us one more tool to ensure Korean nationals have access to the best health care no matter where they reside,” said President Bup-Wan Kim.

About UMR

The largest TPA in the United States, UMR provides a full array of integrated health plan management, claim processing and administration services for self-funded medical, dental, vision and disability plans. UMR offers integrated care management, pharmacy benefits administration and a host of ancillary services including claim recovery management, reinsurance products and services, claim repricing and provider data management software and services and non-network claims cost containment. UMR processes more than 39 million claims annually, handles more than 4 million phone calls annually and serves more than 2.8 million health plan members. UMR is a UnitedHealthcare company. Find out more at www.umr.com.

About UnitedHealthcare

UnitedHealthcare (www.unitedhealthcare.com) provides a full spectrum of consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services. The company organizes access to quality, affordable health care services on behalf of more than 26 million individual consumers, contracting directly with more than
550,000 physicians and care professionals and 4,800 hospitals nationwide to offer consumers broad, convenient access to services nationwide. UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group.

About Stop-Loss Brokerage, Inc.

Stop-Loss Brokerage, Inc. is the nationally appointed GA for UMR and the KAPHP product. Stop-Loss Brokerage, Inc. is a full service independent brokerage agency that has specialized in self-funded plan design and administration for over 25 years. By partnering with the most progressive; cost efficient; and innovative leaders, with the self-funded industry; our clientele is assured of maintaining the most cost-effective, and cutting-edge strategies; available in the marketplace, today and tomorrow.

About Patients Without Borders

Patients Without Borders is a full-service medical travel or medical tourism facilitator. The organization connects clients with established, reputable medical facilities in countries outside the U.S., providing access to high quality care at more affordable costs. PWB establishes relationships with only the highest-quality physicians, specialists and facilities around the world, and then working with individuals, the companies they work for, or their insurers to facilitate the entire medical travel and medical tourism process from referral through post-operative care.

About KHIDI

The Korean Health Industry Development Institute was established pursuant to the Korea Health Industry Development Institute Act. It is a government-funded agency, which aims to contribute to the improvement of the national health care system.