What you need to know
Accolade — available exclusively to UC Care, UC Health Savings Plan and CORE PPO plan members — helps you navigate your medical plan and make sure you’re getting the best care possible. Make Accolade your first top for PPO benefit questions. You can reach Accolade at (866) 406-1182 (Monday–Friday, 5 a.m.–8 p.m. PT).
What members are saying about Accolade
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Who is Accolade?
Accolade is your health care advocacy service available exclusively to UC Care, UC Health Savings Plan and CORE PPO plan members. Accolade is your first stop for everything related to your PPO plan coverage. Accolade Care Advocates offer personalized guidance to help you navigate the health care system—all at no cost to you. They can help you:
- Understand your PPO health plan coverage, make sense of your Explanation of Benefits (EOB), and estimate out-of-pocket costs for a test or procedure.
- Find a great doctor, specialist, urgent care or other health care facility based on your preferences.
- Schedule and prepare for an in-person appointment, and better understand your options for care.
- Connect you to Accolade Care virtual health care providers.
- Connect you with a nurse who can help you understand your symptoms, learn about a condition or explore treatment options.
- Get an expert medical opinion (through 2nd.MD) about a diagnosis, possible surgery or treatment plan.
- Locate an in-network pharmacy near you, understand your prescription drug coverage and what you’ll pay, and your options for filling prescriptions in person and by mail order.
- Support a range of acute and chronic conditions and connect you with clinical experts to help.
To help ensure a smooth journey through the care experience, Accolade may proactively contact UC PPO plan members to ensure you are doing well and accessing the care you need.
Care advocate
Care advocate
Get help understanding your medical plan coverage and costs, claims and medical bills.
Find providers
Find providers
Access doctors, specialists, and therapists in person and virtually.
Expert medical opinion
Expert medical opinion
Connect with a leading specialist at no cost through 2nd.MD.
Talk to a nurse
Talk to a nurse
Get help understanding symptoms, learn about a condition, or explore treatment options.
How Accolade works with Anthem and Navitus
Accolade, Anthem and Navitus partner together behind the scenes to provide you with the best experiences. Here’s how:
Accolade — your personal health care advocate
Accolade helps you navigate your PPO plan benefits. Care Advocates can answer your health care questions, help you understand your coverage, find a new doctor or provider, resolve claims or billing issues, and so much more. Accolade is your first stop when you have questions or need help.
Anthem — medical plan provider network and claims administrator
Anthem manages the provider network and processes claims. When you or a covered family member need care, you have access to Anthem’s network of doctors, behavioral health providers, urgent care centers, hospitals, and other medical facilities.
When you receive medical care, your doctor / provider will bill Anthem for services. Anthem will then pay their portion of your medical claim and will provide you with an Explanation of Benefits (EOB).
You do not need to contact Anthem. Any questions that would normally go to Anthem should be directed to Accolade.
Navitus — pharmacy benefits manager
Navitus manages the retail and mail order network of pharmacies and processes claims. If you have questions about coverage, finding a pharmacy, or the cost of a drug, Accolade should be your first point of contact.
Get started
To get started with Accolade, register with the myaccolade member portal, download the mobile app or call Accolade at (866) 406-1182 (Monday–Friday, 5 a.m.–8 p.m. PT). You can call or message your Care Advocates or nurse directly from the mobile app.
Frequently asked questions
Learn more about Accolade’s services by reviewing frequently asked member questions.
* Accolade and its affiliates (“Accolade”) are not an emergency medical service. Accolade provides a personalized health care information service to support you to better understand and utilize your benefits, receive information from expert medical resources, and facilitate your access to medical care from various health care professionals, including virtual medical care services. Virtual medical care services offered by Accolade are provided through independent professional medical practices, including under the Accolade Care brand, to which Accolade provides various platform and related services.