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Show Hilltop HILLTOP TIMES TIMES 3 May 9, 2013 UnitedHealthcare and TriCare take steps to expedite authorizations BY BRUCE JASURDA UnitedHealthcare M INNETONKA, Minn. — TriCare Management Activity is temporarily waiving the requirement for authorization of care in order to expedite service in its West Region, served by UnitedHealthcare. The waiver applies to any referrals obtained, or care received, from April 1 to May 18, 2013. Referrals are typically entered electronically, generating an authorization from the managed care support contractor. While UnitedHealthcare works to clear pending referrals, West Region enrollees who are referred to a network specialist for TriCare covered services will not need an authorization. Beneficiaries should request a written copy of their referral or ask their care provider to fax a copy to the specialist. The waiver does not apply to beneficiaries using TriCare Standard. UnitedHealthcare Military & Veterans began serving the TriCare West Region on April 1. Since then, the company has experienced referral and care authorization volumes that exceeded historical norms and related challenges processing them in a timely manner. "UnitedHealthcare has committed the full resources of the company — at all levels and in all areas — to provide beneficiaries, care providers and Military Treatment Facilities with high-quality service and support," said UnitedHealthcare Military & Veterans CEO, Lori McDougal. "We understand issues have arisen that need immediate improvement, and we are taking aggressive actions to fix them. We sincerely apologize for any delay in services that TriCare beneficiaries and care providers are experiencing as a result of these challenges." For more information and to sign up for updates west.com or tricare.mil/ westtransition. visit www.uhcmilitary- " Experienced Utah Vet Loan Officer " All Active Duty Military Qualify I " Borrow up to 5417,000 (0 Down) up to $650,000 in select counties 8ia " No Monthly Mortgage Insurance " Disabled? Get More Discounts Bruce Warburton CHANGES From page 1 Patsy Reeves, currently AFMC's director of contracting, will become AFLCMC's executive director. Butler, Gill and Reeves are all members of the Senior Executive Service. Prior to Gill's appointment as AFLCMC executive director in July 2012, he was the executive director of the Ogden Air Logistics Complex (formerly the Ogden Air Logistics Center). Gill's previous assignments include serving as the program manager for the Air Force Contracting and Manufacturing Civilian Career Program, as the director of the TriCare JOBS From page 1 Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve, Hiring Our Heroes and the Division of Workforce Services have been hard at work getting employers signed up. Only employers who have job positions available are allowed to participate. At the Ogden event a workshop for veterans and other military job seekers will focus on resume writing, tips for successfully navigating hiring fairs, military skills translation and interviewing at 10 a.m. To register for the Hiring Our Heroes Employment Workshop, visit www.hohworks.eventbrite. corn and select May 14th, Ogden, UT. For workshop registration questions, please call 801-4324242 or 801-4324658. To register for the job fair visit http://bit. ly/10wDZHL as it is requested that you register prior to attending the Hiring Our Heroes event. Yardley said he has already heard about few phone calls they have been getting from participants who had found jobs at the Salt Lake eventthanking them for the event. The Salt Lake City REAL MUMMIES. REAL SCIENCE. REAL PEOPLE. MEDIAgete Regional Office South and as the director of contracting at AFMC. Gill entered the Senior Executive Service in 2001. Prior to Reeves' appointment as AFMC's director of contracting in April 2011, she was the director of contracting for the Aeronautical Systems Center at Wright-Patterson AFB. Reeves' previous assignments include serving as a program manager for multiple aircraft training systems, including the C-17; as the director of plans and programs at Brooks AFB, Texas; and as the director of contracting at the Warner Robins ALC at Robins AFB, Ga. She was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in 2001. Butler's previous as- signments range from developing precision guided weapons to serving in senior advisory roles in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. He served as the deputy program director for the F-22 and the technical director for most of the Air Force's munitions inventory, including the Joint Direct Attack Munition. Prior to his current assignment, he was the executive director of Warner Robins ALC. Butler entered the Senior Executive Service in 1997. AFMC's executive director advises the AFMC commander in managing all aspects of the command's mission, serves as the services contracts advocate and oversees the command's small business program. As the command's senior civilian, the event had 138 employers and 516 job seekers. A survey found that 1,421 resumes were accepted, 117 interviews were conducted, 59 provisional job offers were extended and the number of firm job offers extended was 45. The estimate of hires from this event within the next year is estimated to be 402. Yardley said that the job fairs have been pretty popular wherever they have been held in the state of Utah, including one workshop in St. George, where he had 75 participants sign up and half again as much appear the day of the event asking to be included, because an entire group of soldiers made arrangements to attend. Among the employers signed up are the following: • American Senior Benefits • Aral Corp., Lofthouse Foods • Art Institute • C.R. England Inc. • Canyons Resort • Contemporary Services Corp. • Convergys • Department of Veteran Affairs • Express Employment Professionals • FedEx Ground • First Command • G45 Secure Solutions • GameStop • Hill Air Force Base • Hyundai Motor America • Infinia Corp. • Integrity Insurance • Liberty Mutual • Marketstar • NexOne, Inc. • Ogden City Police Department • Prudential • Roadmaster Drivers School • Space Dynamics Laboratory • Spiral Solutions and Technologies, Inc. • Stevens-Henager College • Teleperformance • The Exchange • Home Depot • Home Depot Online Contact Center • Transamerica Financial Advisors • Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. • Union Pacific Railroad • United Parcel Service • University of Phoenix • Upper Limit Aviation • US Foods • Utah Transit Authority • VA - Vocational Rehabilitation/ Employment • Verizon Wireless • Wheeler Machinery Co. • Your Employment Solutions • YRC Freight Inc. 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