MedicareWebWatch is dedicated to identifying Medicare Advantage plan websites that offer a high-value, positive experience for plan members, caregivers and other guests. The MedicareWebWatch certification signifies Medicare plan websites that offer excellence in content, connectivity, design and privacy assurance.
HealthMetrix Research Selects Medicare Advantage Plan Websites for 2009 MedicareWebWatch Certification
COLUMBUS, Ohio (June 4, 2009) – HealthMetrix Research Inc., an independent managed care research firm, announces the selection of sixteen Medicare Advantage plan websites for MedicareWebWatch certification. The websites were selected from 117 Medicare Advantage websites reviewed by HealthMetrix Research. MedicareWebWatch certification recognizes excellence in Medicare plan website content, connectivity, design and privacy assurance. According to HealthMetrix Research Inc. president Alan Mittermaier:
"Given the increasing necessity for Medicare Advantage plans to communicate detailed information and execute transactions via the internet, plan websites must provide a high-value, positive experience for plan members, caregivers and guests. The sixteen organizations chosen for MedicareWebWatch certification have demonstrated a significant commitment to maximize the relevance and readiness of their Medicare Advantage websites. HealthMetrix Research is pleased to recognize their preparedness especially as beneficiaries encounter substantial changes to the Medicare Advantage program beginning in 2010."
MedicareWebWatch certification is based on HealthMetrix Research’s methodology that addresses 50 website features related to: plan-specific content; external content resources; member connectivity; design and navigation; privacy and security. Certification details are available at www.MedicareWebWatch.com. HealthMetrix Research Inc. neither recommends nor endorses specific Medicare plans or products.
Source: HealthMetrix Research Inc. www.MedicareWebWatch.com
Contact: Alan Mittermaier 614-236-8345
2009 MedicareWebWatch Certified Websites
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida | www.bcbsfl.com |
| Capital District Physicians' Health Plan | www.cdphp.com |
| Care1st | www.care1st.com |
| GHI | www.ghi.com |
| Group Health Cooperative | www.ghc.org |
| Harvard Pilgrim Health Care | www.hphc.org |
| HealthFirst | www.health-first.com |
| HealthPartners | www.healthpartners.com |
| HIP | www.hipusa.com |
| Kaiser Permanente | www.kaiserpermanente.org |
| Priority Health | www.priorityhealth.com |
| Rocky Mountain Health Plan | www.rmhp.org |
| SCAN Health Plan | www.scanhealthplan.com |
| Tufts Health Plan | www.tuftshealthplan.com |
| UCare | www.ucare.org |
| UPMC Health Plan | www.upmchealthplan.com |