UVM Cares helps UVM employees and their families navigate health benefits and access care with support in five key areas.
Personalized health care guidance.
UVM Cares is a partnership with University of Vermont Health, providing personalized care navigation and support to all University of Vermont employees and families covered under UVM’s medical insurance.
Get the right care at the right time.
Whether you need to find a provider, schedule appointments, manage a chronic condition or recover from a serious health issue, UVM Cares helps you take the next steps with confidence.
Avoid unnecessary stress and health complications.
With dedicated support and care coordination, UVM Cares helps you stay on top of your health and prevents smaller issues from turning into bigger problems.
Extra support — without changing your health plan.
UVM Cares isn’t a new insurance plan. It’s an added service to help you access and manage your care more easily. While new to UVM, this proven approach has helped people get the right support when they need it.
UVM Cares helps UVM employees and their families navigate health benefits and access care with support in five key areas.
How Can UVM Cares Support You?
Helping to access care and understand health benefits.
Get Connected
- Enroll with a primary care provider.
- Set up MyChart, your online patient portal.
- Schedule appointments, referrals and preventive visits.
Benefits Support
- Help to understand and maximize health benefits.
Ensuring a smooth recovery after an emergency visit or hospital stay.
Recovery and Follow-Up
- Review post-hospital instructions.
- Schedule follow-up visits and coordinate ongoing care.
Reducing Risks
- Medications — review for safety, and support patients with education and adherence.
- Identify and support potential recovery barriers such as transportation or home care needs.
Helping to manage ongoing health needs.
Personalized Support
- Create and adjust care plans for chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease.
- Collaborate with providers to support evolving health care needs.
Ongoing Monitoring and Guidance
- Support routine care, preventive screenings and medication management.
- Connect to self-management tools and community resources.
- Utilize remote monitoring, when available, to track key health metrics.
Proactive care to reduce emergency visits.
Early Intervention and Health Evaluation
- Identify patterns in ER visits and assess underlying health concerns.
- Manage ongoing health needs with personalized care plans.
Guidance and Connection to Resources
- Navigate care options, linking to clinical, community and long-term support services.
With multiple providers, treatments and resources.
Streamlining Care
- Provide health evaluations for personalized care plans.
- Act as a central point of contact, coordinating referrals and follow-ups to prevent delays.
- Ensure employees understand and follow treatment and medication plans.
Navigating Benefits and Resources
- Assist with disability, Family Medical Leave Act and return-to-work planning.
- Connect to disease-specific care and support programs.
Benefits through the Baby Steps program includes:
- Personalized support during pregnancy and postpartum
- Direct access to care coordination and referrals
- Free breast pump
- Up to $350 in reimbursements for:
- Childbirth classes
- Doula services
- Car seats, fitness support or in-home help
- Books and other supplies
- Enroll by week 32 of pregnancy to access full benefits
Available to adoptive parents of infants under age one
Contact Us
Phone: 802-542-2400
Email: UVMCares@UVMHealth.org
Address:
1 South Prospect Street
4th Floor - St. Joseph's Wing
Burlington, VT 05401
Hours: Monday to Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm
Your privacy is protected.
Your personal health information is always confidential. UVM does not have access to your private medical data.
