Fierce Healthcare August 11, 2021
Startup Medicare Advantage insurer Alignment Healthcare is expanding into 16 new markets for the 2022 plan year, nearly doubling its footprint.
Alignment’s plans will be available in 38 markets across Arizona, California, Nevada and North Carolina next year, reaching 6.9 million potential beneficiaries. The expansion is pending regulatory approvals.
Open enrollment for Medicare kicks off Oct. 15.
Dawn Maroney, president of markets and CEO of Alignment Health Plan California, told Fierce Healthcare that the company is built on a senior-focused model, and that approach drove its selection in new markets.
“The markets we’ve chosen for 2022 are very senior-oriented markets,” Maroney said.
The insurer is also launching a slate of new plan designs, pending regulatory approvals. Alignment’s new PPO plans...