Zing Health Contracting & Appointment

Zing Health was founded in 2019 by two African American physician entrepreneurs, Eric E. Whitaker, MD, MPH, and Kenneth Alleyne, MD, along with co-founders Health2047 and healthcare executive Garfield Collins, to address inadequacies in the healthcare system by creating collaborative, community-based Medicare Advantage plans.

By extending 21st century health service solutions built around community, Zing Health seeks to drastically improve health outcomes in diverse populations that have been chronically underserved. Given that 80 percent of clinical outcomes are attributable to social determinants of health, Zing Health’s unique approach acknowledges the importance of understanding a patient’s circumstances outside of a clinical setting and offers a strategic, tech-enabled model that can scale to match the size of the problem.

In 2020, Zing Health served Medicare beneficiaries in Cook County, Illinois, and in 2021 expanded to additional counties in Illinois, Michigan, and Indiana. In 2022, Zing Health will begin serving additional counties in Illinois and offering new plan types as well as enhancements to existing plans.    

Zing Health Products and State Availability

These are Zing Health's current products and state availability for 2023, as well as information on contracting and appointment.

Medicare Advantage

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State Availability

Last reivew date: 09/08/2023 – Plan Year 1

IL IN MI

Plan Information

Zing Health offers multiple plans in 3 states including IL, IN and MI.  Some of the features that make Zing Health stand out from the crowded Medicare Advantage field include:

• HMO-CSNP plans are available to members with heart disease and diabetes, giving you the opportunity to enroll eligible members all year long.
• Open Access Point-of-Service plans that, beginning in 2022, will allow members to see out-of-network providers for Medicare-covered services at the same out-of-pocket cost as in-network providers.
• Prescription drug coverage continues during the Medicare Part D coverage gap for most generics, providing significant cost savings compared to most stand-alone Part D plans.
• Members receive a debit-card based quarterly over-the-counter benefit that they can use in participating retailers, to purchase items over the phone, or through a catalog.
• Innovative new benefits that focus on the whole person added for 2022 including a food card for members with qualifying conditions, in-home support through Papa, and even the addition of coverage for sildenafil (generic Viagra).
• Campaign for Health Outcome Improvements and Community Experiences (CHOICE)™. The CHOICE™ model incorporates decision cycle time management with a traditional framework for chronic disease management to accelerate results.

Some information may vary by state. See state-specific information and rates.