Iowa Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligible D-SNP Plan (2025 Plan)
Monthly Premium
Your Cost
$0
by Wellpoint
Additional Coverage
HearingVisionDental
Overall Government Star Rating
3.5
out of 5 stars
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Plan Overview
Plan Name
Wellpoint Full Dual Advantage (HMO-POS D-SNP)
Insurance Carrier
Wellpoint
Plan Type
Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligible Medicare Advantage Plan (D-SNP)
Network Type
HMO
Wellpoint Full Dual Advantage (HMO-POS D-SNP) is a Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligible Medicare Advantage Plan (D-SNP), which is available in Iowa and offered by the health insurance company Wellpoint. This plan’s network type is HMO which determines in-network doctors who accept the health plan and whether a referral is needed.
Cost Summary
Monthly Premium
$0
Annual Deductible
$0
Max Out-of-Pocket
$9,350
Primary doctor visit
$0 copay
Specialist visit
$0 copay
ER visit
$0 copay
Ambulance
$0 copay
Wellpoint Full Dual Advantage (HMO-POS D-SNP) has a monthly premium cost of $0 per month, with an annual deductible of $0 and a maximum out of pocket cost sharing of $9,350 In-network. The most common benefit costs which people evaluate when choosing a plan are costs for a primary doctor visit, specialist doctor visit, emergency room visit, and ambulance. These costs are listed in this summary section and a full list of benefit costs for Wellpoint Full Dual Advantage (HMO-POS D-SNP) are defined below.
Additional Benefits and Coverage
Yes
Part D Prescription Drug Coverage
Yes
Dental
Yes
Vision
Yes
Hearing
Wellpoint Full Dual Advantage (HMO-POS D-SNP) is a Medicare Advantage plan which does include Medicare Part D Prescription Drug coverage. Other common benefits included with Medicare Advantage plans are coverage for dental, vision, and hearing. Wellpoint Full Dual Advantage (HMO-POS D-SNP) includes coverage for hearing, vision, dental.
Medicare Advantage health plans can offer even more additional benefits. Wellpoint Full Dual Advantage (HMO-POS D-SNP) includes coverage for the following additional benefits:
Other benefits
Fitness benefit
Limited coverage
Over the counter drug benefits
Limited coverage
In-home support services
Not covered
Home and bathroom safety devices
Limited coverage
Meals for short duration
Limited coverage
Annual physical exams
Limited coverage
Telehealth
Limited coverage
Comparing the Quality Score of Wellpoint Full Dual Advantage (HMO-POS D-SNP) to Other Plans in Iowa
Each year the federal government evaluates the quality of Medicare Advantage and Part D Prescription Drug plans based on a 5-star scoring system. For 2025, Wellpoint Full Dual Advantage (HMO-POS D-SNP) received an overall government quality rating of 3.5 stars out of 5 stars.
Wellpoint Full Dual Advantage (HMO-POS D-SNP) performed better than Iowa’s State average overall quality score of 3.3 stars.
This Plan’s 5-star Gov’t Quality Score
Iowa State Average Score
Overall Government 5 Star Quality Rating
3.5
3.3
Summary rating of health plan quality
3.5
3.4
Staying healthy: screenings, tests, & vaccines
2
2.8
Managing chronic (long term) conditions
3
3.5
Member experience with health plan
4
3.2
Member complaints & changes in the health plan's performance
3
3.4
Health plan customer service
(coming soon)
4.3
Summary rating of drug plan quality
3.5
3.2
Drug plan customer service
5
4.3
Member complaints & changes in the drug plan's performance
3
3.0
Member experience with the drug plan
4
3.6
Drug safety & accuracy of drug pricing
3
3.1
The government calculates an “Overall star rating” based on ratings for sub components including “Health plan star rating” and “Drug plan star rating”, which includes further subcomponents of each.
Wellpoint Full Dual Advantage (HMO-POS D-SNP) received 3.5 stars for its health plan quality score which is better than the Iowa State average health plan quality score of 3.4 stars.
Wellpoint Full Dual Advantage (HMO-POS D-SNP) received 3.5 stars for its drug plan quality score which is better than the Iowa State average drug plan quality score of 3.2 stars.
In this article we rank Iowa Medicare Advantage plans based on our evaluation of government 5-star quality scores. Each year the government rates the quality of Medicare Advantage health insurance plans with a 5-star quality score. An overall quality score is assigned to each plan which is based on the scores of various quality metrics.
The Medicare landscape in Iowa is constantly changing. In this article we show a summary of new and returning health insurance companies offering Medicare Advantage Plans (Part C) and Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (Part D) in Iowa.