Who is affected by this change?

This affects UnitedHealthcare Oncology, Rheumatology, Neurology, Gastroenterology, Dermatology, Ophthalmology providers on All Plans plans.

When does this change take effect?

This change is effective Mar 1, 2026.

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Specialty Medical Injectable Drug program updates

UnitedHealthcare·Oncology, Rheumatology, Neurology +3 more·Policy and protocol updates

Effective date

Mar 1, 2026

We identified it

Jun 13, 2026

Days to comply

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Summary

UnitedHealthcare has issued updates to their Specialty Medical Injectable Drug Program for March 2026, affecting specialty drugs that require review at launch and updating program requirements and policies. The full details are available in the Medical Benefit Specialty Drug Update Bulletin.

Action Required

Action needed

By March 1, 2026: Billing team must access and review the Medical Benefit Specialty Drug Update Bulletin at uhcprovider.com to identify newly added specialty drugs requiring review at launch and updated program requirements. Update prior authorization workflows and billing procedures for affected specialty injectable drugs according to the new policies.