The DOJ approved the merger of Atetna and CVS but before that can happen Aetna will have to sell their Medicare Part D business to Wellcare.
What this means to you.
If you have an Aetna drug plan in 2019 the day to day
management of your plan will be assumed by Wellcare sometime in 2019. The Aetna brand name Part D will disappear, probably in 2020.
An early review of client plans for 2019 shows Wellcare beating out EnvisionRx in most situations. Both plans have a premium of $14.50 but Wellcare often has lower copay’s.
I don't pay much attention to the Medicare “Star” ratings unless the plan is not rated or has fewer than 3 stars. Star ratings are mostly subjective based on consumer complaints. More often than not consumer complaints are due to a lack of understanding about how drug plans work.
