HealthMetrix Research Selects 2016 Medicare Advantage Plans for Exceptional Benefit Value & Overall Performance
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Medicare Advantage plans in over 90 cities will be recognized for exceptional value in the design of their medical and Part D prescription drug benefits available for 2016 Medicare plan enrollees. The 2016 Senior Choice Gold Award recipients were selected from Medicare Advantage plans across 46 states based on independent cost-sharing comparisons conducted by HealthMetrix Research Inc. and MedicareNewsWatch.com. The 2016 Senior Choice Gold Award selections include special recognition for plans achieving at least 4-star overall ratings for quality and performance as reported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
According to HealthMetrix Research Inc. president Alan Mittermaier:
"This award is unique by considering both forward-looking independent cost-sharing comparisons along with the recently announced quality and performance ratings. Each award recipient has demonstrated a commitment to excellence in the design of their 2016 Medicare plan benefits, copayments, deductibles and premiums including the Part D prescription drug benefits. Over 50% of the award recipients also achieved at least 4-star CMS overall ratings for exceptional performance that sets a higher bar for all Medicare Advantage competitors. HealthMetrix Research commends these organizations for this distinctive dual recognition."
The award criteria were based on 2016 benefits and cost-sharing approved by Medicare for the selected plans. Estimated annual out-of-pocket costs consider beneficiaries' health status (healthy, episodic, chronic) and utilization of the most common health plan benefits (physician office visits, emergency care, hospital care, home health visits, prevention care, prescriptions). HealthMetrix Research cost-sharing comparisons are available at www.MedicareNewsWatch.com. HealthMetrix Research neither recommends nor endorses specific Medicare plans.
| 2016 Senior Choice Gold Award Recipients |
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| Medicare Advantage plans receive overall ratings annually on a 1 to 5 Star scale; |
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| East |
* Past year Senior Choice Gold Award recipient
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| Albany |
Fidelis Care (4 Star) |
| Baltimore |
Kaiser Permanente* (5 Star) |
| Boston |
Tufts Health (5 Star) |
| Bradenton |
Humana* (4 Star) |
| Buffalo |
Independent Health* (4.5 Star) |
| Burlington VT |
MVP (4.5 Star) |
| Charleston WV |
Coventry Health Care* |
| Charlotte NC |
Aetna* (4.5 Star) |
| Columbia SC |
America's 1st Choice* |
| Concord NH |
Harvard Pilgrim* |
| Fort Lauderdale |
Preferred Care Partners* |
| Fort Myers |
Freedom Health* (4 Star) |
| Harrisburg |
Aetna* (4 Star) |
| Hartford |
Aetna (4 Star) |
| Jacksonville |
Humana (4 Star) |
| Miami |
WellCare |
| New Jersey (Bergen, Somerset, Union) |
CarePoint/Clover Health* |
| New York City (Westchester) (Nassau) |
Affinity |
| Orlando |
CarePlus (4.5 Star) |
| Pensacola |
Humana* (4 Star) |
| Philadelphia |
Independence Blue Cross (4.5 Star) |
| Pittsburgh |
Highmark (4.5 Star) |
| Portland ME |
Martin's Point* (5 Star) |
| Providence |
Blue Cross Blue Shield* (4 Star) |
| Raleigh |
Aetna* (4 Star) |
| Richmond |
Anthem* (4.5 Star) |
| Rochester |
MVP (4.5 Star) |
| San Juan, PR |
PMC Medicare Choice (4 Star) |
| Sarasota |
Optimum Healthcare (4 Star) |
| Syracuse |
Aetna* (4.5 Star) |
| Tallahassee |
WellCare |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg |
Optimum Healthcare |
| Washington, DC |
Kaiser Permanente* (5 Star) |
| West Palm Beach |
Preferred Care Partners |
| Wilmington DE |
Cigna HealthSpring* |
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Midwest |
* Past year Senior Choice Gold Award recipient |
| Baton Rouge |
Humana* (4.5 Star) |
| Chattanooga |
Clear River |
| Chicago |
Humana* (4 Star) |
| Cincinnati |
RiverLink Health |
| Cleveland |
HealthSpan (4 Star) |
| Columbus |
MediGold* (4.5 Star) |
| Dayton |
MediGold* (4.5 Star) |
| Davenport-Bettendorf-Moline- |
Meridian Health Plan* |
| Des Moines |
Harvest Plains Health |
| Detroit |
Meridian Health Plan* |
| Fort Wayne |
Anthem |
| Grand Rapids |
Meridian Health Plan* |
| Indianapolis |
Anthem |
| Jackson MS |
Cigna HealthSpring* (4 Star) |
| Kansas City |
Coventry Health Care (4.5 Star) |
| Knoxville |
United Healthcare (4.5 Star) |
| Lansing |
HealthPlus (4.5 Star) |
| Little Rock |
QualChoice |
| Louisville |
Humana (4 Star) |
| Memphis |
WellCare |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul |
HealthPartners* (5 Star) |
| Nashville |
WellCare |
| New Orleans |
HMO Louisiana |
| Oklahoma City |
Coventry Health Care (4 Star) |
| Omaha |
Heartland Plains Health |
| Peoria |
Humana* (4 Star) |
| St. Louis |
Essence Healthcare* (5 Star) |
| Toledo |
Meridian Health Plan |
| Wichita |
Coventry Health Care* |
| West |
* Past year Senior Choice Gold Award recipient |
| Albuquerque |
Blue Cross Blue Shield* |
| Austin |
Amerigroup* (4 Star) |
| Bakersfield |
Brand New Day |
| Billings |
Blue Cross* |
| Boise |
Humana (4 Star) |
| Colorado Springs |
Kaiser Permanente* (5 Star) |
| Denver |
Kaiser Permanente (5 Star) |
| El Paso |
Care1st* |
| Fresno |
Care1st* |
| Honolulu |
Humana* (4 Star) |
| Houston |
Cigna HealthSpring (4 Star) |
| Las Vegas |
Health Plan Nevada (4 Star) |
| Los Angeles (Los Angeles & Orange) (Riverside & San Bernardino) (Ventura) |
Humana (4 Star) |
| Modesto |
Alignment Health* |
| Oakland |
Easy Choice |
| Phoenix |
United Healthcare (4.5 Star) |
| Portland |
Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield |
| Sacramento |
Anthem |
| Salt Lake City |
Aetna (4.5 Star) |
| San Antonio |
Aetna |
| San Diego |
Care1st* |
| San Francisco |
Care1st* |
| San Jose |
Alignment Health* |
| Seattle |
Amerigroup* |
| Stockton |
Alignment Health* |
| Tucson |
CareMore* |
Contact: Alan Mittermaier, President - HealthMetrix Research Inc. 614-236-8345
SOURCE HealthMetrix Research Inc.
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