AARP Medicare Supplement Household Discount

[Katsmeow]

My question: I know that AARP UHC Medicare Supplement offers a 5% discount on premiums for both spouses in the same household. DH already has his supplement through AARP UHC and is a member of AARP. I am thinking of signing up for an AARP UHC Plan G supplement as I will start Medicare in April.

I know I saw a website that described exactly what you had to do to get the supplement. I seem to vaguely recall that it said that both members of the couple had to be on the same account and gave other instructions. I now can't find that web page description. Does anyone know where I can find that information perhaps because you have seen it yourself?

I am not sure what was meant by same account. Maybe same AARP account? I have seen that a spouse can add the other spouse to their AARP account. We haven't done that but can do it if necessary.

A significant plus of the AARP UHC Medicare Supplement for me is getting this discount for DH and me so I want to make sure I do it correctly.

To add a bit more detail not strictly necessary for my question above...

I recently had a separate thread about my Medicare Supplement choices. I get an HRA through DH's retiree insurance for coverage I place through Via Benefits or to pay Medicare Part B premiums. I don't find most of the Via Benefits supplements very compelling pricewise. They do offer the AARP UHC supplement. But, I am thinking I will place my Part D through Via Benefits and get reimbursed for my Part B premiums. That will use up most (but not quite all of my HRA...I will be leaving about $150 on the table since the prescription drug plans are all either really inexpensive or really expensive and I only take one very cheap prescription).

I could get the AARP UHC Medicare Supplement through Via Benefits but, honestly, I don't trust them not to mess up the discount part so I want to do that myself, not involving Via Benefits.

 

[Katsmeow]

OK -- with no responses after 226 views it appears that no one knows where to find this online. So, let me ask this a different way.

If there is anyone on here who gets the AARP UHC medicare supplement discount -- what did you do to get it? Did your spouse who already had it add you to their AARP account? Did you call someone?

 

[ShokWaveRider]

I never got a discount and I have a Part G from UHC & AARP.

 

[wolf]

Wife and Myself, both have AARP, F, plan. Member of AARP, and wife added. So only pay one membership. Never heard of "family" discount?

 

[Telly]

Maybe this is the site? Note the URL, and the fine-print note at the bottom, as this particular site is for employers...
Choosing AARP Medicare Supplement Insurance

I also remember seeing the AARP/UHC 5% discount when I had a login at CSGActuarial.com

On the site I linked above, my interpretation is same AARP account. Maybe UHC uses that "same account" as a check that the two people really DO have a relationship.

Okay, just found something more definitive in a July 1st 2017 through June 1st 2018 signup document here:
https://smsteam.net/wp-content/uploads/products/med-supp/aarp/aarp_medsupp_handbook_TX.pdf

See page 7, where I clipped out:

SAVE 5% with the Multi-Insured Discount
You can each take 5% off your monthly premiums
if two members are enrolled under the same AARP
membership number and each is insured under an
AARP-branded supplemental insurance policy with
UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company

I have also seen in multiple places that both people do NOT need to have the same letter plan to qualify for the discount.

 

[Katsmeow]

Okay, just found something more definitive in a July 1st 2017 through June 1st 2018 signup document here:
https://smsteam.net/wp-content/uploads/products/med-supp/aarp/aarp_medsupp_handbook_TX.pdf

See page 7, where I clipped out:

SAVE 5% with the Multi-Insured Discount
You can each take 5% off your monthly premiums
if two members are enrolled under the same AARP
membership number and each is insured under an
AARP-branded supplemental insurance policy with
UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company

I have also seen in multiple places that both people do NOT need to have the same letter plan to qualify for the discount.

Thank you. That is exactly the information I was looking for. DH and I won't have the same letter plan. He has F and I will get G (which wasn't available here when he got his plan).

wolf and ShokWave Rider -- this discount is for a married couple who both have a supplement through AARP UHC. They each a 5% discount on premiums. I just want to be sure I do this right. It sounds like I need to have DH add me to his AARP account rather than me getting my own ... I will call to verify.