Molina expands 2020 marketplace, Medicare insurance offerings

MILWAUKEE, WI – October 1, 2019 – Beginning in 2020, Molina Healthcare of Wisconsin will expand its Health Insurance Marketplace plans and Medicare Dual Special Needs Plans (DSNP) to more than 20 counties in southeastern, northeastern and central Wisconsin.

The Molina Marketplace service area expansion for 2020 will increase health insurance choices for Wisconsin residents during open enrollment, which is from Nov. 1 to Dec. 15, 2019. Additionally, Molina Marketplace plans offered in existing counties will see premium rate reductions by an average of more than 9 percent in 2020.

“Molina is providing more affordable health insurance options to people across Wisconsin,” said Scott Johnson, president, Molina Healthcare of Wisconsin.

Molina will offer Marketplace plans in 22 additional Wisconsin counties: Calumet, Dodge, Door, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson, Kewaunee, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Portage, Shawano, Sheboygan, Walworth, Waupaca, Waushara, and Winnebago. Molina currently offers Marketplace plans in Brown, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Washington, and Waukesha counties.

The Molina Marketplace plans feature high and low plan options, and include free preventive care including screenings, family planning and preventive drugs, as well as easy access to a wide network of doctors and hospitals. Molina Marketplace plans also include telemedicine services that provide 24/7 access to quality doctors for the same low copay as a primary care visit. For plan details, visit www.ChooseMolina.com.

Molina’s DSNP product, Molina Medicare Complete Care, will be expanded to 21 additional Wisconsin counties, including Brown, Calumet, Dodge, Door, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson, Kenosha, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Shawano, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington, Waupaca, Waushara, and Winnebago. Molina currently offers DSNP in Milwaukee, Racine, and Waukesha.

Molina Medicare Complete Care features a full range of benefits, including over-the-counter catalog allowance, vision, dental, hearing, transportation, fitness, meals, and a 24-Hour Nurse Advice Line. To enroll in Molina Medicare Complete Care, call 866-243-2482.

Molina’s Marketplace and Medicare expansions provide added continuity for the more than 60,000 members Molina serves in 35 Wisconsin counties through the Wisconsin Medicaid program, known as BadgerCare.

“Molina members transition between Medicaid, Marketplace and Medicare depending on life circumstances,” Johnson said. “Expanding health plan offerings means Molina members will have access to uninterrupted health care in a Molina plan that best meets their needs.”