Medicare Advantage Star Ratings

Medicare Advantage Star Ratings

In 2010 Medicare introduced a new Medicare Advantage rating system that
highlights plans with services that are better that average. The Medicare
Advantage plan is rated based on how the plans measures up to guidelines
set by CMS. The plans can receive a star between one and five. Five being
the best. The system allow consumers to identify the best Medicare Advantage
plans while rewarding insurance companies by providing incentive to improve
their health care services.

Each Medicare Advantage plan is rated by Medicare on 36 performance factors grouped
in five different categories:

* management of chronic health conditions

* keeping plan members healthy

* appeals and complaints by beneficiaries

* care and responsiveness of the plan

* customer service provided on the telephone


Medicare Advantage plans will be awarded additional payments in 2012 based on their ratings.
CMS has proposed using these rating to fund plans based on quality factors through 2014.

We specialize in Medicare Advantage plans and  Medicare Supplement plans so contact our
agency and an agent can assist you and make sure you fully understand your options and make
sure you get the best rates available. We cover Southern California,counties of Riverside,
San Bernardino and surrounding area's. We also cover Nevada and all of Utah.  Please visit
 us online at Medicareplansdirect.net or call 760-413-9749.

Sincerely,
Tom Caress
760-413-9749