UPMC Health Plan offers Medicare beneficiaries a line of health benefit plans called UPMC for Life. These Medicare Advantage plans, formerly known as “Medicare+Choice,” replace traditional Medicare coverage with managed care options. UPMC for Life HMO and PPO offer choices for more enhanced services and care options than are available through traditional Medicare, including routine vision care. HMO members must select a primary care provider, or PCP, and they must use providers, services, and facilities within the UPMC for Life networks. HMO members are able to self-direct care to network specialists; however, they are encouraged to coordinate care with their PCP. PPO members are not required to select a PCP.
