Martin's Point Health Care Earns 5 Stars Among Nation's Highest-Quality Medicare Advantage Plans for 2019
PORTLAND, Maine, October 12, 2018 (Newswire.com) - Medicare beneficiaries living in Maine and New Hampshire have access to one of only 14 Medicare Advantage contracts in the country to earn 5 out of 5 stars from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for 2019. Portland-based Martin’s Point Generations Advantage Prime, Value, Value Plus, and Focus DC plans have earned the highest-possible Overall Plan Rating for quality and service awarded nationally to Medicare Advantage plans. They are the only Medicare Advantage plans in Maine and New Hampshire to achieve Medicare’s 5-Star rating for 2019.
“As an organization, we are committed to improving the health of our community and are incredibly proud to offer 5-Star plans to our friends and neighbors here in Maine and New Hampshire,” said Dr. David Howes, President and CEO of Martin’s Point Health Care. “We share this recognition with our over 45,000 Generations Advantage members who took an active role in their own health, as well as our dedicated team of employees and over 15,000 network providers who took such great care of our members. We want to especially recognize the tremendous primary care community here in Maine and New Hampshire for such remarkable care. Achieving this rating was truly a team effort, and we could not have done this alone.”
This rating reflects our commitment to partner with our members and the greater health community to deliver the highest quality care and service possible
Rebekah Dube, Vice President of Health Plan Clinical Programs
CMS publishes their Star Ratings during the Medicare Annual Enrollment period each year to help seniors compare the level of health care quality and service offered by Medicare Advantage plans. While CMS rated 376 Medicare Advantage contracts nationwide this year, only an elite group of 14, including the Martin’s Point Generations Advantage HMO contract, earned the distinction of a 5-Star Overall Plan Rating. The overall rating is based on nearly 50 care and service quality measures across multiple categories including customer service, member experience, management of chronic conditions, how the plan helps members stay healthy, prescription drug services, and more.
“This rating reflects our commitment to partner with our members and the greater health community to deliver the highest quality care and service possible,” said Rebekah Dube, Vice President of Health Plan Clinical Programs for Martin’s Point. “We are incredibly proud to represent the health care community here in Maine and New Hampshire as we join only a few other Medicare Advantage plans across the country that have received this distinction. In the end, as a local health plan, our dedication to keeping our family members, neighbors, and friends as healthy as possible is what sets us apart.”
Martin’s Point Generations Advantage plans are the most popular in Maine, serving nearly 45,000 Medicare beneficiaries, and have achieved the highest ratings in the state for nine years in a row.
In addition to representing the highest quality recognition given by CMS, the rating also means that Medicare beneficiaries in Maine and New Hampshire may enroll in one of the Generations Advantage HMO plans throughout 2019, not only during Medicare’s annual enrollment period (which runs from October 15 – December 7 each year). Medicare allows 5-Star plans a special enrollment opportunity to make it easier for seniors to move into higher quality plans at any time during the year.
About Martin’s Point Health Care
Martin’s Point is a not-for-profit health care organization based in Portland, Maine. Martin’s Point offers Medicare Advantage and TRICARE® health plans – Generations Advantage serving Medicare beneficiaries in Maine and New Hampshire and the US Family Health Plan serving active-duty and retired military families in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, upstate New York and northern Pennsylvania. Martin’s Point also provides primary care and specialty care services at seven health care centers from Brunswick, Maine to Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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Disclaimers
Medicare evaluates plans based on a 5-star rating system. Star Ratings are calculated each year and may change from one year to the next. Generations Advantage HMO plans (Contract H5591) received a 5-Star Overall Rating and PPO plans (Contract H1365) received a 4.5-Star Overall Rating for plan year 2019. Visit www.Medicare.gov for more information. Martin’s Point Generations Advantage is a health plan with a Medicare contract offering HMO, HMO-POS, HMO SNP, PPO, and Regional PPO products. Enrollment in a Martin’s Point Generations Advantage plan depends on contract renewal. Martin’s Point Health Care complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.
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