Quartz Medicare Advantage Extra Benefits: Aurora Health
More of the benefits you want!
Aurora Health Quartz Medicare Advantage (HMO) offers extra benefits.
Extra benefits are quick and easy ways to manage your health — leaving you more time to live your life.
Quartz® CashCard
Your Quartz CashCard includes up to $1,500 a year to use toward:
- A fitness membership
- Rides to routine medical appointments
- Eyewear
Plus, get $75/quarter to buy over-the-counter health-related items at participating retailers.
Questions? Visit our Frequently Asked Questions page to find out more about how your CashCard works.
Dental wellness
Get preventive & comprehensive dental coverage for services with a Delta Dental network dentist. Open network is also available with balance billing; $2,500 – $3,750/year, depending on your plan.
Plus, add $1,000 of comprehensive dental coverage for $36/month.
Obesity and Type 2 diabetes reversal benefit
Eligible Quartz Medicare Advantage (HMO) and Dual Eligible members can join the obesity and Type 2 diabetes reversal program from Virta Health. This program can help members lower blood sugar, reduce the need for certain medications and achieve a healthier weight.
Virta is available at no extra cost* to Quartz Medicare Advantage and Dual Eligible members with Type 2 diabetes. For members interested in safe, sustainable weight loss, Virta is also covered for those with a BMI of 30 or greater.
*Additional costs may be incurred for labs obtained from an out-of-network provider based on contractual agreements between the lab and Virta Health.
Travel benefit
This plan travels with you! For three months at a time, up to six months a year, get covered services at in-network costs when traveling outside of the states of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Plus, members have access to most retail pharmacies nationwide.
Before your next adventure, simply call a Quartz Champion with your travel dates to activate this benefit.
Worldwide emergency coverage
Quartz Medicare Advantage allows you to travel with peace of mind. Whether it’s an emergency outside of your plan’s service area or outside of the United States, you’re covered. We’re just a phone call away.
Virtual visits
Get urgent medical care virtually with a video call, from the comfort of home – or wherever you happen to be. You have a $0 copay, too.
You can start an e-visit or video visit by using your mobile device with the LiveWell app or LiveWellAAH.org website and your computer with a camera and a microphone.
Mental well-being support,
on your time
- Manage emotions and reduce feelings of stress and worry
- Get tools backed by science that also fit your schedule
- Get help sooner with 1-on-1 appointments within 5 business days
- Visit AbleTo.com/Quartz to create an account
- Take a short quiz to find the right services for you
- Begin your personalized journey
You can also use your login with the AbleTo app. Download the app from your device’s app store*. *Message and data rates may apply.
Blood glucose meters and test strips
OneTouch® blood glucose meters and test strips
In 2024, get access to high-quality blood glucose meters with Bluetooth capabilities that connect to the OneTouch Reveal mobile app, which automatically logs readings, tracks patterns, and enables members to share data with their care team. Our preferred brand of blood glucose monitoring supplies is the OneTouch® product line, which includes the OneTouch Verio Reflect® with backlit display, Blood Sugar Mentor™, One Touch Verio Flex®, OneTouch Ultra Plus Flex®, OneTouch Ultra 2® meters, and their associated test strips. All are available at no extra cost.
Massage therapy for chronic conditions
Acupuncture benefit
Medicare members may receive up to 20 covered acupuncture treatments. You’ll need to see a licensed practitioner. In addition to the Medicare-covered acupuncture benefits, Aurora Health Quartz Medicare Advantage members with chronic low back pain may receive an additional 20 acupuncture treatments.
There is a $20 copay per treatment.
Quartz Nourishing Meal Program
The Quartz Nourishing Meal Program benefit helps to support your food and nutrition needs. It is available to Quartz Medicare Advantage (HMO) and Dual Eligible members upon discharge from an inpatient or skilled nursing facility stay. It is also provided to members with congestive heart failure enrolled in a Quartz Care Management program.
The Nourishing Meal Program is a partnership with Foodsmart and offers:
- Home-delivered meals made specifically for your individual health needs
- Telenutrition visits with a registered dietitian
- A personalized food and nutrition plan
Hearing aid benefits
The hearing benefit Includes:
- One routine hearing exam per year with a $0 copay.
- Get $1,500 – $2,500 every two years for hearing aids.
Please see our provider directory or call a Quartz Champion for a list of network audiologists.
Brain fitness benefit
You’ll have access to BrainHQ, an online memory fitness program proven in over 100 scientific publications to help people think faster, focus better, and remember more. Get one-on-one help signing up, access to a monthly brain health newsletter, BrainHQ Academy™, and live webinars on current brain health-related topics, all for a $0 copay.
Want more details? Log in to Quartz MyChart for more information to maximize your benefits.
This information is not a complete description of benefits. Benefits, premiums, copayments, and coinsurance may change on January 1 of each year. Limitations, copayments, and restrictions may apply. Other pharmacies/physicians/providers are available in our network. Call (800) 394-5566 (TTY: 711) for more information.