CarePartners of Connecticut now enrolling local seniors in new Medicare Advantage plans

HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Connecticut seniors planning to enroll in a Medicare plan this fall have a new option when it comes to choosing their benefits. CarePartners of Connecticut, a new, not-for-profit Medicare health insurance organization, has created a new health plan: one that believes people with Medicare can be better served when health care providers and insurance work as one.

Striving to make health care less stressful, CarePartners of Connecticut is offering three new Medicare Advantage plans during the Annual Open Enrollment period, all of which provide access to high quality health care that is highly coordinated among providers, resulting in healthier members.

"At CarePartners, our commitment is to provide our customer's a more coordinated and less stressful health care experience, through a circle of care that revolves around them," said Marc Hudak, president of CarePartners of Connecticut. "We are truly unique in that our model enables physicians, hospitals and the health plan to collaborate together to increase quality and improve the coordination of care for our members. It is an exciting new choice for those who are eligible for Medicare and are exploring their options."

The Annual Enrollment Period runs from October 15 to December 7, 2018, with coverage effective on January 1, 2019. Complete benefits information about CarePartners of Connecticut's 2019 Medicare Advantage offering can be found at www.carepartnersct.com or by calling 1-844-276-5314 seven days a week (between 8:00am ? 8:00pm EST). Local beneficiaries can also learn more at one of the informational meetings CarePartners is hosting: https://www.carepartnersct.com/enrollment-options/medicare-meetings

About CarePartners of Connecticut
CarePartners of Connecticut, a not-for-profit Medicare insurance company, is a partnership between two organizations that know first-hand the medical needs and common insurance concerns of today's seniors:

• Hartford HealthCare ? Connecticut's most comprehensive, fully integrated health care system; and
• Tufts Health Plan ? a Massachusetts-based insurer with over 20 years' experience offering Medicare insurance products.

This is the first collaboration of its kind in Connecticut. CarePartners harnesses the expertise of both organizations to create a new kind of health plan: one that brings physicians, hospitals and a health plan together to work in alignment, increasing quality and improving the coordination of care for its members. For more information visit www.carepartnersct.com or call 1-844-267-1361 (TTY: 711). Connect with us on Facebook and Twitter.

CarePartners of Connecticut is an HMO plan with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in CarePartners of Connecticut depends on contract renewal. CarePartners of Connecticut HMO plans are available in Hartford, Litchfield, New Haven, New London, Tolland, and Windham counties. CarePartners of Connecticut complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

Contacts:
Tina Varona
[email protected]
860.972.4475

Kathleen Makela
[email protected]
857-304-8293

SOURCE CarePartners of Connecticut