Baystate Health and Health New England Announce Integrated Medicare Advantage Plan
Posted on October 5, 2022
SPRINGFIELD, MA – (September 29, 2022) – Baystate Health and Health New England have partnered to create a new Medicare Advantage plan with prescription drug coverage called Baystate Health Preferred HMO. The new plan is available starting January 1, 2023 to Medicare-eligible people in Hampden and Hampshire Counties who have or choose a Baystate Medical Practices primary care provider (PCP).
Because Baystate Health owns Health New England, the organizations built this plan together to leverage their unique ability to coordinate members’ care and coverage. Medicare Advantage plans offer an alternative to traditional Medicare and focus on providing high-quality care. Many of these plans provide comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage and may include added benefits such as dental, vision care, fitness and other supplemental benefits.
Hampden and Hampshire County residents can enroll here during Medicare’s Annual Enrollment Period, October 15 to December 7, 2022.
“Together with our colleagues at Health New England, we created this plan to provide seamless care and coverage for patients of Baystate Medical Practices’ primary care providers,” said Marion McGowan, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Baystate Health. “The plan brings the peace of mind that comes with knowing your health care providers and your health plan are working together.”
“The new Baystate Health Preferred HMO plan brings the power of integration between health plan and health care provider to our members. It offers added benefits and savings along with access to Baystate Medical Practices’ talented PCPs,” said Richard Swift, President & CEO of Health New England. “In an integrated health system, your care and coverage are coordinated making it easier for you to get the care you need.”
About Health New England
Based in Springfield, Massachusetts, Health New England is a not-for-profit health plan serving members in Massachusetts and Connecticut. A wholly-owned subsidiary of Baystate Health, Health New England offers a range of health care plans in the commercial, Medicaid and Medicare markets. For more information, visit healthnewengland.org.
Health New England Medicare Advantage is an HMO, HMO-POS, and PPO Plan with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in Health New England Medicare Advantage depends on contract renewal. Other providers are available in our network.
About Baystate Health:
Baystate Health is a not-for-profit integrated healthcare system serving over 800,000 people throughout western Massachusetts. Nationally recognized as a leader in healthcare quality and safety, Baystate Health has nearly 13,000 employees and serves a diverse population of patients at its teaching hospital, Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, as well as at Baystate Children’s Hospital – the region’s only comprehensive children’s hospital, its three community hospitals, several urban health centers, home care and hospice services, and a network of over 80 medical practices. A leader in medical education for more than a century, Baystate Health is home to the UMass Chan Medical School – Baystate, the first medical school campus in western Massachusetts. For more information on Baystate Health, visit www.baystatehealth.org.
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