Elevance Health’s Affiliated 2024 Medicare Advantage Plans Offer Simplicity and Flexibility for Consumers with Affordable Benefits Focused on Whole Health
01 Outubro 2023 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
- Plans support member preferences with affordable and
simplified product offerings delivering choice and flexibility of
benefits seniors value most
- Enhanced product offering and expansion into 91 new counties
will empower more consumers to stay healthy, save money and provide
even more options for convenient access to affordable
healthcare
- Medicare-eligible individuals can enroll in a plan from
October 15 – December 7
Elevance Health (NYSE: ELV) announced today that its affiliated
health plans will offer simplified and flexible Medicare Advantage
plans with customizable supplemental benefits to respond to the
preferences of nearly 38.5 million Medicare-eligible consumers in
the company’s service area, which includes 22 states and Puerto
Rico.
“When consumers are empowered to choose the benefits they value
most, they are more likely to be satisfied customers,” said Elena
McFann, president of Medicare for Elevance Health. “Consumers told
us they want choice, simplicity, affordability, and support to
achieve better health. We are proud that our investments in our
2024 Medicare Advantage plans respond to those needs. Ninety-three
percent (93%) of Medicare-eligible individuals in the states and
territories we serve will have access to our Medicare Advantage
plans as part of our 91-county expansion. Our goal is to become a
lifetime trusted health partner for even more people and make a
meaningful difference in their lives.”
Elevance Health’s affiliated health plans serve more than 2.9
million Medicare members, including nearly 2.1 million Medicare
Advantage members. In 2024, our health plans will continue to
emphasize a broader, whole health approach, with a focus on choice,
simplicity, affordability and the benefits consumers want from
their health plan:
- Expanded options for even more affordable access to care with 9
out of 10 plans at $0 premium.
- Nearly all Medicare Advantage Plans will offer a $0 copay for
Primary Care Provider visits to help members stay connected to
their care team and strengthen their health and well-being.
- More plans than ever have improved prescription drug coverage
with more top drugs at a $0 copay and more plans offering $0 cost
shares for Tier 1 and Tier 2 prescription drugs. This enhancement
will provide affordable access to essential medications to help
members achieve better health.
- Provide easier, faster access to dental care and benefits with
improved dental networks.
- Many plans will provide a combined dental allowance for covered
preventive and comprehensive dental services so members can use
their dental benefits according to their specific needs.
- Improved access to hearing aids by providing an allowance
toward the purchase of over-the-counter hearing aids on many
plans.
- Continue to streamline member access to care and reduce care
provider administrative burden by eliminating prior authorization
requirements on the most common healthcare services and providing
real-time approvals for many others.
Through continued simplification of offerings to address the key
drivers of health, enhanced supplemental benefits, known as
Essential Extras, will provide consumers with the flexibility that
will help them tailor their plan to their specific needs – members
choose how they spend their allowance. With Essential Extras,
consumers have a choice among dental, vision and hearing,
transportation to medical appointments, assistive devices,
utilities such as gas and electric bills, and groceries. A single
pre-paid card will enable members to pay for these benefits.
Members can access these valued benefits in a way that is most
convenient for them – in-store, online, or by app or phone.
In 2024, Elevance Health affiliated health plans will support
members with a personalized customer service model, establishing a
single point of contact to serve as a champion for members’ needs
and issue resolution. Plans also offer Elevance Health’s Member
Connect program which includes clinical, proactive interventions to
improve outcomes among older adults, who are particularly at risk
of experiencing loneliness or social isolation.
“Our health plans will continue to be the industry leader in
serving those who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid by
offering a Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan (D-SNP) in 21 states,”
said McFann. These plans include the benefits most important to
members such as $0 prescription drug copays and $0 copays for
visits to a primary care physician. “In addition, most D-SNP plans
include a new combined benefit: the “Everyday Options Allowance”
for over-the-counter items, healthy groceries and more. Our health
plan offerings will also include Chronic Condition Special Needs
Plans (C-SNPs) in 15 states and Institutional Special Needs Plans
(I-SNPs) in 8 states.”
To deliver on the company’s continued evolution to elevate whole
health and advance health beyond healthcare, this year Elevance
Health’s affiliated health plans in Arizona, Washington, Texas,
Iowa, Tennessee and New Jersey will have a new name, Wellpoint,
formerly Amerigroup. Wellpoint will have the same commitment to
improving the health of its members and illustrates the dedication
to being a lifetime, trusted health partner with a mission to help
people live well across all life points.
Medicare Advantage plans are offered by affiliates of Elevance
Health under brands that include Wellpoint, HealthSun, Simply
Healthcare, Freedom Health, Optimum HealthCare and in Puerto Rico,
MMM.
Elevance Health's affiliated health plans are HMO, HMO DSNP,
LPPO, RPPO plans with Medicare contracts and contracts with the
appropriate state Medicaid programs. Enrollment in Elevance
Health-affiliated health plans depends on contract renewal. This
information is not a complete description of benefits. Contact the
plan for more information. We do not discriminate, exclude people,
or treat them differently on the basis of race, color, national
origin, sex, age or disability in our health programs and
activities.
About Elevance Health, Inc. Elevance Health is a
lifetime, trusted health partner fueled by its purpose to improve
the health of humanity. The company supports consumers, families,
and communities across the entire care journey – connecting them to
the care, support, and resources they need to lead healthier lives.
Elevance Health’s companies serve more than 118 million people
through a diverse portfolio of industry-leading medical, digital,
pharmacy, behavioral, clinical, and complex care solutions. For
more information, please visit www.elevancehealth.com or follow us
@ElevanceHealth on Twitter and Elevance Health on LinkedIn.
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