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If you have a question about your health care coverage through University of Michigan Health Plan (UM Health Plan), a local customer service specialist can assist you.
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Send Customer Service a secure message by clicking on the Contact Us button below. Fields marked with a red asterisk (*) are required so that we may contact you if further information is needed or with a response. Messages are monitored daily and typical response time is 48 hours.
If you are a Medicare member, please call Medicare Customer Service at 844-529-3757.
Reaching Our Call Center
UM Health Plan’s Customer Service is available by telephone 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, ET, excluding major holidays. The best days to call are Wednesday through Friday, if possible, due to lower call volume.
- For Commercial/HMO inquiries, please call 517-364-8500 or (toll free) 800-832-9186.
- For Sparrow Health System inquiries, please call 517-364-8432 or (toll free) 877-275-0076.
- For PPO/Insurance Company inquiries, please call 517-364-8456 or (toll free) 800-203-9519.
- For Marketplace inquiries, please call 517-364-8567 or (toll free) 866-539-3342.
- For Medicare inquiries, please contact Medicare Customer Service at 844-529-3757
We are available for in-person assistance Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, contact the call center at the phone number listed above.
Other key phone numbers:
*The Medical Resource Management Department provides information about authorization of care and the utilization management process. Staff is available to answer questions 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Telephone Numbers for Special Circumstances
After Hours
To contact a Utilization Management Nurse for urgent and emergency calls after normal business hours, please call 517-364-8500 or toll free 800-832-9186.
Electronic Claims
To answer Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) claims questions, please contact your Provider Relations Coordinator at 517-364-8312.
Pharmacy Services
To verify drug coverage for members, please call 800-832-9186.
Quality Management
To ask questions related to our Quality Programs, please call 517-364-8400.
Fax Numbers
(faxes are accepted during normal business hours only)
Main: 517-364-8460
Appeals and Grievances 517-364-8517 (hours of operation - 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
Customer Service: 517-364-8411 (hours of operation - 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
Medical Resource Management: 517-364-8409 (hours of operation - 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
Pharmacy Department 517-364-8413 (hours of operation - 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
Network Services: 517-364-8412
Quality Management Department: 517-364-8408
Mailing Addresses
General, Including Enrollment and Address Changes:
University of Michigan Health Plan
PO Box 30377
Lansing, MI 48909-7877
Claims Submissions
University of Michigan Health Plan
PO Box 313
Glen Burnie, MD 21060-0313
Physical Address
University of Michigan Health Plan
1301 N. Hagadorn, Suite 1E
East Lansing, MI 48823
Google Maps Directions
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