Unity Health Insurance, Gundersen Health Plan: Senior Preferred HMO receives five-star rating from Medicare for the sixth year in a row

Gundersen Health Plan’s Senior Preferred HMO Receives Five-Star Rating from Medicare for the Sixth Year in a Row

SAUK CITY, WISCONSIN – For the sixth year in a row, Gundersen Health Plan’s Senior Preferred HMO has been awarded the highest Five-Star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).*

Every year since the inception of CMS’s ratings, Senior Preferred has been awarded a Five-Star rating, placing the company in an elite group of plans nationwide to have this impressive track record.

CMS monitors health plan quality and reviews hundreds of health plans offering both Part C (medical) and Part D (pharmacy) benefits, measuring the quality of the services provided. CMS monitors dozens of measures including:

• How often members get screenings, vaccines and check-ups to help them stay healthy

• How often members with chronic conditions get tests and treatments to help manage their conditions

• Health plan service performance including member satisfaction ratings, complaints and customer service

Plan ratings give consumers a summary score–based on data from member surveys, clinician and plan reporting, and regular monitoring activities–to make it easy to compare plans. With a Five-Star rating, customers can expect a high quality experience from Gundersen Health Plan and their healthcare providers. A steadily growing number of Senior Preferred members have enjoyed this rating for six straight years.

For more on Senior Preferred, visit www.seniorpreferred.org. To learn more about the Five-Star rating, visit Medicare’s web site at www.medicare.gov.

*Plan performance summary star ratings are assessed each year and may change from one year to the next. The Five-Star rating reflects Senior Preferred for Wisconsin and Iowa.