UCare Advocate Choice and UCare Advocate Plus (HMO I-SNP)
Health care that meets you where you are
UCare has teamed up with Bluestone Physician Services, CareChoice, Genevive, Knute Nelson and Lifespark to offer a health plan for adults living in a nursing home, assisted living or memory care home — with care coordinators to oversee their care every step of the way.
Is UCare Advocate Choice or UCare Advocate Plus right for you?
Plan members:
- Have Medicare Part A and Part B
- Live in a participating facility within the 22-county UCare Advocate service area
- Receive or qualify for nursing home-level care in a skilled nursing, assisted living or memory care home
UCare Advocate plans offer:
- Complete care focused on your unique needs
- Primary care where you live — no need to travel for primary care visits
- A dedicated care coordinator to help watch over your care, overall health and well-being. Care coordinators work closely with your family and other caregivers, health care providers and UCare.
- Enhanced dental coverage, including a dental allowance and no-cost dental kit
- No-cost routine eye exam and prescription eyewear allowance
- Strong and Stable Kit to improve balance and prevent falls
- Unlimited routine foot care (does not require a specific diagnosis)
- Over-the-counter (OTC) allowance on items such as cough drops, first aid supplies, pain relief and sinus medication
- Annual transportation allowance
- Memory Support Kit for members with dementia
- UCare Healthy Benefits+ Visa® card pre-loaded with your prescription eyewear, OTC and transportation allowances to spend at your preferred provider or retailer
Get an information kit
Take the next step
Contact us
Questions? Call and talk to a UCare representative.
1-877-671-1054 (TTY 1-800-688-2534)
UCare Advocate plans service area
Minnesota counties
Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Douglas, Freeborn, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington and Wright
Important information for current members
2025 documents
- Search the Medicare Formulary (List of Covered Drugs)
- 2025 UCare Advocate Provider and Pharmacy Directory (PDF) — coming soon
- 2025 UCare Advocate Provider and Pharmacy Directory - Spanish (PDF) — coming soon
- 2025 UCare Advocate Choice and UCare Advocate Plus Summary of Benefits (PDF)
- 2025 UCare Advocate Choice Evidence of Coverage (PDF)
- 2025 UCare Advocate Plus Evidence of Coverage (PDF)
- UCare Advocate Choice and Advocate Plus (ISNP) Service Area Map (PDF)
- Questions and Answers about Health Care Directives (PDF)
Each year, Medicare rates plans based on their health and drug services. In 2024, UCare's Institutional Special Needs Plans (I‑SNP) received 4.5 stars.