ORANGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

The recent filing for bankruptcy by Universal Health Care has left 37,500 Florida seniors scrambling to find new health insurance before their window to make a choice closes on May 31. In response, the nations premier online resource designed to help seniors select the right health insurance coverage has established a special hotline to help with this urgent need.

Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Universals Medicare Advantage plans are understandably concerned about their coverage and urgently in need of a new Medicare plan, said Kyal Moody, senior vice president of Joppel. While Universal can no longer provide the Medicare coverage for their enrollees, there are Medicare Advantage plans in their service areas that will be able to provide beneficiaries with the coverage and peace of mind they deserve. Joppel is here to make sure that happens.

The Joppel 3.0 website (http://www.joppel.com) helps consumers and brokers easily evaluate, compare and enroll in private insurance plans participating in Medicare. Through Joppel, seniors and others eligible for Medicare can view all of their options side by side and go through a simple needs assessment that narrows down hundreds of plans through criteria specific to them such as what medications are covered, cost of co-payment and plan premiums. Each year more than 70,000 people visit joppel.com to research Medicare insurance plan options.

Complementing Joppels online technologies is a live, telephonic customer sales and support team that helps seniors walk through the entire process. Current Universal Health Care members are encouraged to call Joppel toll free at 877-274-9316 (TTY 711) to find a new plan that will best meet their needs and preferences.

It is imperative that Universal Health Care members as well as all of Floridas 3.5 million Medicare recipients find coverage that will continue to meet their healthcare and budgetary needs, said Moody. Our specially trained call center team can assist Medicare beneficiaries in finding and enrolling in a plan that is right for them. It is truly a one-stop shop designed for ease and simplicity.

The Joppel website is based on years of study as to how people on Medicare, their families and caregivers navigate through a website and access information most important to their particular healthcare needs. In December it was named one of the healthcare industrys best overall Internet sites by the eHealthcare Leadership Awards.

Joppel is a division of HealthCompare, an online resource expressly designed to help consumers and brokers easily shop and select the right coverage from hundreds of commercial and Medicare health plans available nationwide. It is part of The Word & Brown Companies, the nations recognized leader in developing and offering innovative technology, health benefit plan models, and sophisticated employee benefits services. In addition to HealthCompare and Joppel, The Word & Brown Companies include CHOICE Administrators, the nations only private health insurance exchange; CONEXIS, the nations oldest and most trusted employee benefits administrator, providing COBRA, FSA, HRA, commuter benefits administration and direct bill services; and Quotit Corporation, the leading Internet application service provider for the health insurance and employee benefits industry. http://www.wordandbrowncompanies.com.

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