2023 Product Updates
Posted on October 28, 2022
Health New England reviews our benefit plans each year. Below outlines the upcoming changes our Members are seeing during open enrollment. Each plan year has an effective plan date of January 1, 2023.
Worcester County ConnectorCare Changes for 2023
Effective January 1, 2023, Health New England ConnectorCare plans will no longer be available in Worcester County.
2023 Medicare Advantage Product Update:
- New in 2023: Baystate Health Preferred (HMO) plan
- New in 2022: PPO Plans
- Compass (PPO) – $0 No Change
- Compass Premier (PPO) – $99 No Change
- Monthly Premiums:
- Value (HMO) $0 – No Change
- Choice (HMO) $46 – No Change
- Plus (HMO) $113 – No Change
- Premium (HMO) $170 – Changing to $16 (-$2 per month premium decrease)
- Benefit Changes:
- Lowered PCP copays on Premium and Plus Plans
- Lowered Urgent Care copays on most plans
- Increased Eyewear Allowance on all plans
- Increased Dental Allowance on all plans
- Added Preferred Pharmacy Network = lower pharmacy copays
- Added Senior Savings Model = lower copays on insulin
Note: Since the Insulin Reduction Act has been instituted, insulin is capped at $35 a month in all phases (deductible, initial, coverage gap, and catastrophic) and includes LIS beneficiaries. This is mandatory for all Medicare Advantage plans. Health New England is continuing to use Select Insulins in our printed formulary and formulary lookup tool as these insulins were submitted as part of our application for the Senior Savings Model. However, all insulins are capped at $35 even if they were not submitted as part of our application.
