UniCare MedCall

Instant health care information by phone from our Registered Nurses

As part of our health plan services, UniCare provides medical information by phone, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, through UniCare MedCall. When you need medical resources or are unsure whether to call your doctor, call MedCall. Nurses on this toll-free telephone hotline will talk confidentially with you about:

  • Your symptoms
  • Medications and side effects
  • Reliable self-care home treatments
  • Self-help and support groups
  • When to go to your doctor
  • When to go to the emergency room
  • Local physician and hospital resources
  • Wellness information

MedCall® nurses will even call you back to see how you are feeling and suggest further action if necessary.

Health problems can occur any time of the day or night. The MedCall® hotline is designed to give you information to help you with health care decision making.

MedCall® Nurses

  • Have years of hands-on clinical experience
  • Consult as necessary with staff physicians on call 24 hours a day
  • Are supported by a medical information system based on current medical literature and physician reviews

Call anytime, 24 hours a day, seven days a week:

MedCall® is not an emergency response system. In a medical emergency, call 911 or your local emergency service number.

The Audio Library

MedCall® also offers an Audio Library of recorded information to:

  • Help keep you physically and mentally fit
  • Help you recognize early signs of illness
  • Help you adjust to health problems

MedCall® provides over 200 taped messages concerning illness, treatments, drugs and medical tests and procedures. The 3-5 minute messages are continually updated, and new topics are added to the library often.

How to Use UniCare MedCall
  • Call the number listed on your ID card if you are an Individual, Small Group or Senior member.
  • For a MedCall® Nurse Press 1 or
  • For the Audio Library Press 2, then enter tape number
To Use The Audio Library:
  • Dial the toll-free number and press 2.
  • Enter the number of the tape you would like to hear.
  • If you would like to repeat the message or request another selection, press any tape number during or after a message.
  • If you do not have a touch-tome phone, or do not know the number of the message you would like to hear, please stay on the line and an operator will assist you.
  • If you would like to speak with a nurse, press 0 at any time.
 
1616 Acyclovir for Herpes 1634
1560 Anorexia & Bulimia 1568
1120 Breast Self-Examination 1123
1129 Cancer of the Skin 1740
1683 Chlamydia 1182
1297 Contraception - It's Your Choice 1489
1743 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 1410
1117 Diabetes & Heart Disease 1112
1569 Diverticulosis/Diverticulitis 1624
1686 Fetal Alcohol Effects 1108
1700 HIV Antibody Test 1339
1373 Losing Your Cool with Your Child? 1292
1409 Measles in Children 1653
1194 Menopause - Questions & Answers 1384
1102 Obesity 1283
1729 Postpartum Depression 1488
1505 Sinusitis 1439
1486 Stress Management 1065
1128 Tips to Help You Quite Smoking 1080
1193 Unwanted Pregnancy? 1276
1148 Venereal Warts 1361
1158 What Shots Should My Children Have? 1228
1272 Women &Urinary Tract Infections

MedCall® is a registered mark of WellPoint, Inc.
HEALTH-LINE is a program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison

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