The Chicago Tribune has a story about United Healthcare’s new Healthy Savings program, which offers customers significant discounts on fresh produce, meats, seafood and other healthier choices. Beginning this month, 100,000 Chicagoland United Healthcare customers can enjoy this savings when they present their Healthy Savings card at Jewel-Osco, Mariano’s and Shop n’ Save:
The nation’s largest health insurer has launched a digital coupon program with select supermarkets in which members save money when they buy fruits, vegetables, whole-grain bread, lean proteins and other qualified foods. The goal is to make healthier food more affordable, said Craig Bartholomew, vice president of account management in UnitedHealthcare’s Illinois market.
As in Wisconsin, the discount card is free for Chicago-area customers, Bartholomew said. A company spokesman said the program’s administrative costs will not be reflected in premiums.
The program is initially limited to customers who bought insurance through an individual exchange or work for a employer insured by UnitedHealthcare. The company says about 100,000 participants qualify for the discount card, representing about 20 percent of its commercial base in Illinois.
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Baxter, a mother of three college-aged boys, checks the email before making her weekly shopping list. She said she was “already pretty picky about looking at ingredients and trying to eat healthy” but that she did switch some brands because of the discounts. What she likes most about the program is that she receives a 25 percent discount on fresh bulk produce, up to $5 a week. This benefit is not available to everyone in the program; employers have to buy the produce discount.
Read the entire article in the Chicago Tribune.
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