What you need to know about using your ID card
When you sign up for health insurance, your health plan provider will send an identification (ID) card to you and your covered family members. Your ID card is proof that you have health insurance. Health care providers use the information from your member ID card to confirm they are part of your plan’s network and to bill your health plan for your care.
4 tips to using your ID card
- Always carry your ID card with you
- Locate your digital ID card on myuhc.com and in the UHC Global app
- Make sure you know what all the informaiton on your ID card means. Download a guide on how to read your ID card.
- Keep your ID card handy when you:
- Go to the doctor
- Go to the hospital
- Have lab work done
- Get a prescription filled (if your plan has drug coverage)
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