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UCare is always making news! Here you will find current information about us, our initiatives and our people. Check out our media kit for recent news releases, executive biographies, company awards, and background information on our programs and services.

Media Contact

Wendy Wicks, Communications and Public Relations
612-676-3567 or 612-306-3698 (cell)
wwicks@ucare.org

2023 Press Releases

December 5, 2023 - UCare President and CEO Hilary Marden-Resnik named to TCB 100 for 2024 (PDF)

November 1, 2023 - UCare Board is enhanced with four new Directors (PDF)

October 30, 2023 - UCare enhances Individual & Family health plans for MNsure shoppers in 2024 (PDF)

October 11, 2023 - UCare celebrates its new Duluth office Grand Opening and Open House on Friday, Oct. 13 (PDF)

October 5, 2023 - UCare's "A Salute to Excellence!" celebrates 22 providers (PDF)

October 2, 2023 - UCare announces sweeping premium cuts across its 2024 Medicare portfolio (PDF)

September 28, 2023 - UCare selects Navitus Health Solutions as its aligned Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PDF)

September 20, 2023 - UCare donates $25,000 to Inspire Health Foundation to bolster interest in health careers among rural Kansas students (PDF)

September 14, 2023 - UCare launches $260,000 grant program for Community Mental Health Centers in Kansas to support value-based health care efforts (PDF)

September 1, 2023 - UCare and the U of M announce steps to improve health equity and access in underserved communities (PDF)

August 30, 2023 - The UCare Stretch & Stroll is Thursday, Aug. 31, at the Minnesota State Fair (PDF)

August 2, 2023 - UCare wins six 2023 Aster Awards for outstanding achievements in marketing (PDF)

June 22, 2023 - Star Tribune names UCare a 2023 Top 200 Workplace (PDF)

May 10, 2023 - Robust community response urges action toward long-term solutions to homelessness in Minnesota (PDF)

May 2, 2023 - New leaders join UCare’s Executive Leadership Team (PDF)

March 22, 2023 - UCare Foundation opens 2023 grant application cycle with $2 million investment pool (PDF)

February 28, 2023 - UCare achieves NCQA Health Equity Accreditation for Medicaid products (PDF)

January 31, 2023 - UCare funds social health initiatives for members and their communities across Minnesota (PDF)

January 25, 2023 - UCare invests to support Medicaid members impacted by end of Public Health Emergency (PDF)

2021 UCare Press Releases

December 15, 2021 - UCare funds 16,000 meals during end-of-year neighborhood distributions (PDF)

December 8, 2021 - UCare Foundation supports Connected Communities for seniors in rural Minnesota (PDF)

December 7, 2021 - UCare to support Minnesota Hospital Association initiative strengthening and improving Minnesota's health care workforce (PDF)

December 6, 2021 - UCare's affordable Special Needs Plans expand to serve residents of 300+ additional senior communities in 2022 (PDF)

November 8, 2021 - UCare's Connect + Medicare plan for people with disabilities expands to three central Minnesota counties in 2022 (PDF)

October 19, 2021 - Julia Joseph-Di Caprio, MD, UCare SVP and Chief Medical Officer, honored as a 2021 Woman in Business (PDF)

October 18, 2021 - UCare 2022 Medicare plans earn 5-Star Rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (PDF)

October 12, 2021 - Lifespark and UCare Announce Innovative Partnership to Deliver on Population Well-Being for Seniors (PDF)

October 6, 2021 - UCare's virtual "A Salute to Excellence!" celebrates 19 providers (PDF)

September 1, 2021 - UCare is first MN plan to offer COVID-19 vaccine incentive for Medicaid members (PDF)

September 1, 2021 - The UCare Stretch & Stroll is Thursday, Sept. 2, at the Minnesota State Fair (PDF)

August 30, 2021 - Joy Marsh joins UCare as Associate Vice President, Equity and Inclusion (PDF)

July 12, 2021 - UCare wins two 2021 Gold Aster Awards (PDF)

July 6, 2021 - Troy Brice joins UCare as Associate Vice President, Customer Service (PDF)

June 28, 2021 - Culture Care Connection is revitalized with timely health and racial equity content (PDF)

June 21, 2021 - Star Tribune names UCare a 2021 Top 175 Workplace (PDF)

June 10, 2021 - UCare and Kente Circle partner to bring America’s First Mental Health Barbershop Movement to Minnesota (PDF)

June 8, 2021 - UCare’s Annie Halland receives MPHA 2021 Albert Justus Chesley Award (PDF)

May 13, 2021 - Innovative UCare, GEDWorks program expands statewide (PDF)

May 6, 2021 - UCare drive-through COVID-19 vaccine clinics (PDF)

April 19, 2021 - UCare leaders honored for contributions to their fields (PDF)

April 8, 2021 - Darin McDonald joins UCare as Vice President, Chief Information Officer (PDF)

March 22, 2021 - UCare deploys robust COVID-19 vaccine outreach (PDF) 

March 2, 2021 - UCare and the Minnesota Medical Association collaborate on health and racial equity initiative (PDF)

January 6, 2021 - UCare funds more than 20,000 meals for Minnesotans (PDF)

2018 UCare Press Releases

December 20, 2018 - UCare Saturdays at MOA Skate the Star (PDF)

November 15, 2018 - UCare, Other Community Health Plans Accelerate the Adoption of Evidence-Based Care Through Collaboration (PDF)

November 1, 2018 - UCare honors 13 health care providers at “A Salute to Excellence!” (PDF)

October 29, 2018 - UCare holds Saturday Medicare Enrollment Fairs (PDF)

October 9, 2018 - New leaders join UCare’s Senior Management (PDF)

October 2, 2018 - UCare Individual and Family Plans expand to Todd and Wadena Counties in 2019 (PDF)

October 1, 2018 - UCare Unveils NEW 2019 Medicare Options (PDF)

September 19, 2018 - EssentiaCare expands to three Wisconsin counties in 2019 (PDF)

September 17, 2018 -UCare, Fairview and North Memorial Health partner to launch new Medicare Advantage plan in 2019 (PDF)

September 10, 2018 - UCare Makes Healthier Eating More Affordable for Members (PDF)

September 6, 2018 - Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance and UCare present UnMasking at the DECC (PDF)

August 30, 2018 - The UCare Stretch & Stroll is Thursday, Aug. 30, at the Minnesota State Fair (PDF)

June 25, 2018 - UCare is nine-year Star Tribune Top 150 Workplace; ranked 12th top large employer (PDF)

June 18, 2018 - UCare hires Cathy VonRueden as Vice President of Provider Relations and Contracting (PDF)

June 11, 2018 - UCare’s Northland office celebrates one-year anniversary (PDF)

June 1, 2018 - UCare employees inspire new people powered brand (PDF)

May 2, 2018 - UCare’s Patrick Mitsch named a Top 10 Industry Emerging Leader (PDF)

April 18, 2018 - Free Healthcare Legal Fair offered to low-income Twin Cities residents (PDF)

April 10, 2018 - UCare’s Ghita Worcester named a Woman of Courage (PDF)

March 5, 2018 - Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance and UCare present UnMasking at the Guthrie Theater (PDF)

March 5, 2018 - UCare Teams Up with Loppet Foundation on Off-Road Triathlon Event (PDF)

January 31, 2018 - UCare and Hennepin County team up to act on opioid crisis (PDF)

January 8, 2018 - New leaders strengthen clinical and behavioral health expertise at UCare (PDF)