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2017 Medicare Plan Star Rating Details
This is archive material for research purposes. Please see PDPFinder.com or MAFinder.com for current plans.
Plan Quality and Performance Ratings

Information on quality can help you compare Medicare plans. Higher quality means better care and value. Looking at this plan’s star rating tells you how well the plan performs overall and in different categories. Medicare measures how well health and prescription drug plans perform.		 Guide to Medicare Star Ratings
5 Stars: Excellent
4 Stars: Above Average
3 Stars: Average
2 Stars: Below Average
1 Star: Poor
NtED:Not enough data available
NEW:Plan too new to be measured
N/A:Not applicable
NtR:Plan not required to report measure
SML:Plan too small to be measured
NoD:No data availalble
NtO:Benefit not offered by plan

2017 Cigna-HealthSpring Rx (S5617) Star Rating Details
Cigna-HealthSpring Rx Secure (PDP) (S5617-123-0)
Benefit Details           
The Cigna-HealthSpring Rx Secure (PDP) (S5617-123-0)
in CMS PDP Region 25 which includes: IA MN MT NE ND SD WY
Plan Monthly Premium: $43.10 Deductible: $400 Qualifies for LIS:
Star Rating Category & Measures20172016
Overall Star Rating [?]33
Summary Rating of Prescription Drug Plan Quality [?]33
Drug Plan Customer Service [?]1 down from last year4
  • Call Center — Foreign Language Interpreter and TTY Availability [?]
NtEDNoD
  • Drug Plan Makes Timely Decisions about Appeals [?]
1 down from last year4
  • Fairness of Drug Plan’s Appeal Decisions [?]
1 down from last year5
Member Complaints and Changes in the Drug Plan’s Performance [?]3 down from last year4
  • Complaints about the Drug Plan (higher score is better - means fewer complaints) [?]
4 up from last year3
  • Members Choosing to Leave the Plan (higher score is better - means fewer members leaving) [?]
2 down from last year3
  • Beneficiary Access and Performance Problems (higher score is better - means fewer serious problems) [?]
4NoD
  • Drug Plan Quality Improvement (if any) [?]
33
Member Experience with the Drug Plan [?]44
  • Members’s Rating of Drug Plan [?]
3 down from last year4
  • Ease of Getting Prescriptions Filled When Using the Plan [?]
5 up from last year4
Drug Safety and Accuracy of Drug Pricing [?]33
  • Medicare.gov Plan Finder Drug Price Accuracy (higher score is better) [?]
5 up from last year4
  • High Risk Medication [?]
4 up from last year3
  • Medication Adherence for Diabetes Medications [?]
22
  • Medication Adherence for Hypertension (RAS antagonists) [?]
22
  • Medication Adherence for Cholesterol (Statins) [?]
3 up from last year2
  • MTM Program Completion Rate for CMR [?]
3NoD


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