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MediGold Communication from 3/16/21:

Once again,  MediGold’s HMO plans received a score of 90, which is the highest member satisfaction rating of 17 plans offered in Central, Southwest and Northwest Ohio!

MediGold’s HMO plans have received the highest rating over the past several years by consumers participating in the Medicare survey.  Now, more than ever, having a positive member experience should be a vitally important factor when you are helping seniors choose their Medicare coverage.

Background:  The 2021 Medicare and You Handbook, which is the official government Medicare handbook, prepared by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and is mailed, or emailed, to every Medicare beneficiary’s household  annually in September.  The handbook provides useful information related to the Medicare program including detailed information pertaining to Original Medicare, Medicare Supplement plans, Medicare Part D plans and the Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MAPD) plans.

Included in the personalized Handbook is a section that provides basic information about the costs for the Medicare Health plans available in Ohio.  Information provided includes: the plan service area, monthly premiums, annual out of pocket limits and certain co pays.  The section also includes the member’s plan rating.  According to the Handbook, the members’ ratings of the plans come from the most recent Consumers Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) survey. The rating is one of the many measures Medicare uses to give plans an overall rating of between 1 and 5 stars.  Of the 17 health plans offered in Central, Southwest, and Northwest Ohio.   MediGold’s HMO plans received a score of 90, which is the highest member satisfaction rating of all the plans.

 Note:  The personalized Handbook includes the Ohio ratings that begin on page 120.  The health plan information including the ratings is not included in the downloadable PDF version of the Handbook that is located on Medicare.gov.

If you have any additional questions, please contact your Cornerstone Senior Marketing representative!

Now you can verify the 2021 Ohio MediGold Provider Service Area!

MediGold offers a broad range of Medicare Advantage products and access to providers and hospitals where members live

Click below to help your clients identify the provider network nearest to them.

2021 OHIO SERVICE AREA MAP

If you have any questions or need more details on this information, reach out to your CSM rep.

Adding MediGold 2021 dental riders on electronic enrollment platforms

Attention:  The electronic enrollment tool located on Medigold.com’s broker portal allows agents to add one of the dental riders when completing an electronic enrollment form.  However, the other electronic enrollment platforms that were developed thru Connecture do not currently give agents the capability  of adding the dental riders on the 2021 enrollment forms.  Medigold is working with Connecture to have this capability added and it is estimated that feature will be available around January 1st 2021.  In the meantime, if you enroll a member that would like to have this rider added to their enrollment, have the new member contact Medigold member services at 1 (800) 240-3851 and request to have the rider added.  The new member needs to contact Medigold member services no late than December 7^th 2020 in order to add the dental rider.  Please call, or email me if you have any questions. As always, we at Medigold thank you for your partnership.  Be safe during the 2021 AEP.