Medica will launch health insurance for individuals and family members who are Kansas residents under the age of 65.
Medica, a non-profit health insurance company currently serving members in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, said in a statement that it will offer Kansans several health plan options designed to meet their needs. The suite of products will be sold under the product name Medica Connect – both on and off the Kansas Health Insurance Marketplace.
“Medica is delighted to bring new and competitive choices in health insurance to Kansas,” said Dannette Coleman, Medica senior vice president and general manager of individual and family business.
According to the company, preventive care in all plans is 100 percent covered, with no copays or coinsurance. Medica added that it will offer health savings account-compatible plans as well as plans that provide immediate coverage (with a copay) for a range of medical services and prescriptions drugs. Prices will be based on metal levels. The plans will be available for an effective date of January 1, 2017, and will go on sale at the beginning of open enrollment on November 1, 2016. Full product and premium details will be released in October, the company said.
Medica said that one feature of the Medica Connect product is the relationship Medica has formed with Mayo Clinic for a Centers of Excellence program. The program allows patients to receive care at Mayo Clinic with Medica providing a travel, lodging, and meal stipend for the patient and a companion, to provide peace of mind to individuals and families experiencing significant health care issues, according to the company.
Medica said that Medica Connect features an open access network through ProviDRs Care Network. Owned by the Medical Society of Sedgwick County, ProviDRs Care has more than 11,500 practitioners and 168 hospitals throughout its service area, which includes Kansas and surrounding states.
Learn more: www.medica.com.
Victoria Spears
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