Delivering more, coast-to-coast!
With HealthPartners and CIGNA as partners, your clients have access to a powerful, comprehensive coast-to-coast provider network that delivers competitive discounts, uniform employee benefits and consistent care management. Plus, as partners, we provide a simpler, single-administrator model that puts one plan in charge of your client’s entire health plan coast-to-coast – HealthPartners. This unique approach ensures a consistent, seamless experience for employers and employees, no matter where they live, work and travel.
It’s Business as Usual – Only Better!
For the past seven years, we’ve been utilizing four national networks – now, we’re in a long term alliance with one national carrier – CIGNA. We’ve streamlined, simplified and integrated to do what’s best for our members and their employers. More importantly, we’re approaching this implementation strategically and diligently to ensure a seamless transition for employers and no disruption for members.
This alliance has been in development since May 2005. Since then we have been methodically planning our implementation. We’ve already completed our provider data exchange and loaded all 470,000 CIGNA providers onto our website for fast, easy provider searches by ZIP code. We’re also testing delivery and receipt of live membership files, data exchange and claims exchange to ensure a smooth transition for your clients.
National coverage doesn’t get any better!
To learn more please contact your HealthPartners Sales Executive.
Cash in on the Dental Accelerator
Don’t miss your chance to cash in on the Dental Accelerator promotion.
This promotion applies to groups with effective dates through January 31, 2007 so don’t delay!
The easiest way to accelerate your commissions is to sell a HealthPartners Dental Plan to an existing medical client. With a 25 percent commission increase over the next 12 months, you could earn an additional $3,500 in commission on a small group and even more on a large group. Or, sell a medical plan to existing dental client. Either way, you'll win twice – more revenue for you and more satisfaction for your clients.
With a HealthPartners Dental Plan Your Clients Benefit From:
- Access to the state’s largest dental PPO network – we’re 30% larger than the competition
- The providers employees prefer – 1,600 providers, which is 80% of all Metro providers
- Negotiated discounts help members save an average of 15% when they visit a network provider
- All HealthPartners dental members – whether they have orthodontic coverage or not, are eligible for a 20% discount on ortho services through are partnership with Orthodontic Care Specialists
To learn more please contact your HealthPartners Sales Executive.
Tradition of NCQA Excellence Continues
HealthPartners delivers true value to your clients. The National Committee for  Quality Assurance (NCQA) has again awarded HealthPartners “Excellent” accreditation status for both its commercial HMO/POS and Medicare Advantage product lines.
NCQA’s rigorous accreditation program evaluates how our managed care plans are organized and operated. Teams of doctors and other industry experts compare plans to more than 60 different standards. The survey evaluates medical procedures and outcomes, as well as provider credentials and customer satisfaction with their health plan. Categories include: Access and Service, Qualified Providers, Staying Healthy, Getting Better and Living with Illness.
To earn “Excellent” status, a plan must achieve a combined score of more than 90 points out of 100.
HealthPartners plan score/100
Commercial HMO/POS 96.79
Medicare Advantage 96.00 |
Once again, HealthPartners’ scores in disease management, women’s health, children’s health and preventive services were exceptionally high. These outstanding scores are the direct result of our integrated approach to coordination of care for disease management and pay for performance initiatives which reward provider performance.
How does this apply to my clients? Since half of all HMO programs are NCQA-accredited, HEDIS provides the data you need to evaluate the quality of the different plans you present to clients so that they can make coverage decisions based on demonstrated value.
For more information, visit the NCQA website at www.ncqa.org.
HEADLINES
First quarter 2007 small group medical index rates (.75 and 1.25 tables) reflect a 2.5% increase for both Minnesota and Wisconsin plans. The small group dental for January to June of 2007 will show a 4% increase over the rates for July to December of 2006. New cheat sheets reflecting these changes will be available soon for Metro, Greater MN and Wisconsin clients. Stay tuned!
CIGNA Available to Individuals
Did you know that individuals can take advantage of our alliance with CIGNA HealthCare? They can! Our Individual commercial plans are convenient and cost effective. So keep us in mind whether you’re selling to 1 or 1,000.
To learn more please contact your HealthPartners Sales Executive.
More Frequent Fitness Changes
Starting January 1, 2007, members will have to work just a little harder to participate in our Frequent Fitness program. Members must work out 12 times per month (rather than eight) to earn their $20 discount on health club dues. Why are we making this change? Because studies show that adults averaging three workouts per week are healthier, enjoy better quality of life and go to the doctor less often. The financial result is fewer copays, fewer doctor visits and reduced medical expenses, which ultimately means a more productive workforce and lower health care claims for your clients.
View Frequent Fitness FAQs.
New Jump Start – Coming in 2007
Do your clients know that Jump Start will be even bigger and better in 2007? That’s right – we’re increasing our incentive offerings to encourage new and repeat participants. In the meantime, don’t forget to remind your clients that the current Jump Start promotion ends on October 31, 2006.
Make sure your clients encourage their employees to enroll now to take advantage of the program and the current incentive. We will be promoting the new program to members in November. Members can then re-enroll in the program in 2007 to take advantage of the new incentive offer.
For more information, please visit Jump Start.
Network Updates
We’re committed to providing access to the providers your clients demand. Our Open Access network now includes approximately 31,000 providers regionally, including 12,000 specialists. Our alliance with CIGNA gives members access to 470,000 providers nationwide. That means we offer your clients and their employees the best access to the providers they prefer.
Find a network provider quickly and simply by conducting a Provider Search.
Our network continues to grow. Recent additions include:
Medical – Minnesota
Grand Itasca Clinic & Hospital – Grand Rapids
Sharpe, Dillon, Cockson & Associates, PA – Edina
RiverView Clinic-Fertile, Fertile
Fairview Bass Lake Clinic, Maple Grove
Aspen Medical Group Inver Grove Heights – Inver Grove Heights
Dental – Minnesota
St. Charles Dental Clinic – Saint Charles
Arcade Dental Associates – Saint Paul
Turtle Cove Dental – Rogers
David J. Howells, DDS, PA – Brooklyn Park
David L. McKay, DDS, LLC – Minneapolis
Schara Dentistry – Oakdale
Crossings Dental Care – Shakopee
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