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Nationally
recognized TV Personality, Maria Antonieta
Collins, explains Medicare Benefits in first
of its kind Spanish-Language DVD
MINNETONKA, Minn., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ --
Award-winning journalist Maria Antonieta
Collins has partnered with UnitedHealthcare
to create the first-ever Spanish-language
Medicare educational DVD for seniors and
their caregivers.
With more than 2.3 million Hispanic seniors
over the age of 65 eligible for Medicare in
the U.S., UnitedHealthcare Medicare
Solutions has produced a 45-minute
step-by-step educational DVD version of its
Medicare Made Clear guide (Medicare
Explicado).
The first-of-its-kind video, narrated by
Collins in Spanish, will serve as a roadmap
to help Spanish speaking Americans unravel
the confusion behind Medicare eligibility
requirements, benefits and plan options.
Through her work as a national television
personality on both Univision and Telemundo
networks and an author of six published
books, Collins brings a trusted presence to
the complex and unfamiliar Medicare system
to the Hispanic senior and caregiver
community.
"UnitedHealthcare Medicare Solutions
understands the difficulty many encounter
when they navigate the Medicare system.
Medicare Explicado is intended to be an
easy-to-understand tool," said Lina
Gallardo, vice president, Ovations
Marketing, a division of UnitedHealthcare.
"Maria Antonieta Collins' explanations on
the educational DVD simplify the layers of
Medicare to the Spanish-speaking community
empowering Spanish-speaking seniors and
their families to make informed health care
decisions."
"This project gives me a great opportunity
to be with the people and to say, here we
are, we are speaking Spanish to answer any
doubts that you may have about Medicare in
this DVD," stated Collins.
"As a reporter I believe we must advocate
for our community, and this project is a
good example."
The Spanish-language DVD is available free
of charge by calling 1-800-678-4281. In
addition, consumers can download an
easy-to-read Spanish language Medicare guide
at
www.medicare-explicado.com .
About UnitedHealthcare Medicare Solutions
UnitedHealthcare is a diversified health and
well-being company that provides a full
range of Medicare coverage options for
individuals and group retirees through its
affiliates.
The family of UnitedHealthcare Medicare
Solutions plans includes Part D Prescription
Drug Plans, Medicare Supplement Insurance
Plans and Medicare Advantage Plans featuring
the UnitedHealth(R), AARP(R),
SecureHorizons(R), SecureHorizons(R)
MedicareDirect(TM), Evercare(R) or
AmeriChoice(R) brand name. Plans are insured
or covered by an affiliate of
UnitedHealthcare, a Medicare Advantage
organization and a Prescription Drug Plans.
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