Aetna’s Stars Are Shining as CMS Announces Medicare Quality Ratings
Aetna Earns High Medicare Star Quality Ratings; 91 Percent of Medicare Advantage Members in 4-Star or Better MAPD Plans
“Aetna is extremely proud of our strong
In the most recent star ratings from the
Key highlights:
- Aetna will offer Individual Medicare plans in 863 counties across the nation in 2017, and 97 percent of these counties will have a plan offering rated 4.0 stars or greater. Aetna serves
Medicare beneficiaries nationwide withMedicare Advantage plans,Medicare prescription drug plans and Medicare Supplement plans.- Aetna is expanding to certain counties in six new states for 2017:
Michigan ,South Carolina ,Tennessee ,Mississippi ,Washington andWisconsin . - Aetna is entering 134 new counties nationwide for 2017.
- All 134 new counties will have an Aetna MAPD plan offering rated 4.0 stars or greater.
- Aetna is expanding to certain counties in six new states for 2017:
The company’s strong 2017 star ratings for its MAPD plans reflect its commitment to improving member health and experience. Key highlights:
- Aetna plans averaged over 4.5 stars in the following individual performance measures: Controlling Blood Pressure in People with Hypertension, Controlling Blood Sugar in People with Diabetes, BMI Assessments, Member Complaints, Part D Appeals Processing & Decisions, Prescription Drug Price Accuracy and Prospective Member Call Center.
- Aetna plans averaged over 4 stars in the following individual performance measures: Medication Adherence for Hypertension, Hospital Readmissions, Members Choosing to Leave the Plan, Rheumatoid Arthritis Management and Breast Cancer Screening.
Aetna Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans are available to
CMS’ Medicare Star Rating System ranks the performance and quality of
The star ratings are posted at www.medicare.gov. For more information about Aetna’s 2017
Hours are from
NOTE: Data in this release is based on 2017 star ratings data published by CMS on
Aetna Medicare is a PDP, HMO, PPO plan with a
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