NMPSIA Mobile vs Lantern Care
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NMPSIA Mobile
Manage your health benefits from your mobile device. View enrollment, eligibility, coverage, and payment history. Explore benefit options, review documents, and track action items.
- View enrollment history
- Check eligibility and coverage
- Manage family information
- Review premium payment history
- Explore benefit choices
- Access documentation and notices
- Track pending action items
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The NMPSIA app helps you manage your health benefits on the go: ‣ View your enrollment history ‣ View eligibility and coverage for you and your dependents ‣ View family information & beneficiary designations ‣ View premium payment history ‣ Explore other benefit choices & impact on premium ‣ Review documentation & notices ‣ View pending action items ‣ Wellness tips ‣ Manage COBRA payments
Lantern Care
This app connects individuals facing surgery, cancer diagnoses, or infusion therapy with specialized care. It facilitates appointment tracking, provider selection, medical history updates, and direct communication with care advocates for guidance and support throughout the treatment journey.
- Find specialty care providers
- Track appointments and consultations
- Manage medical history
- Access care advocates
- View member card and profile
- Receive treatment information and support
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Meet Lantern, formerly known as SurgeryPlus and Cancer Care Direct. You know that friend who always has inside information and great connections? That's Lantern, but for specialty care. If you're facing surgery or a cancer diagnosis or need infusion therapy, we find you the right care at the right time--so you can get back to living your life. The Lantern app enables surgery members to complete your medical history requirements, view or find your provider options, track and view your consultations and surgery appointments. You can also pay your invoices, view your member card, and update your member profile. You will have direct access to your Care Advocates to guide you at every step in your journey—call or message them, or live chat to receive timely updates and guidance. For cancer members, we connect you with Oncology Nurse Navigators for appointment details, treatment information, and emotional support—wherever you are in your care journey.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NMPSIA Mobile at 5.0 against Lantern Care's 4.2. NMPSIA Mobile also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and device support (3 vs 1). Lantern Care's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NMPSIA Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lantern Care has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
NMPSIA Mobile ships an update every 2 weeks, Lantern Care monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NMPSIA Mobile | Lantern Care |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.2 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Erisa Administrative Services, Inc. | Employer Direct |
Customer experience
NMPSIA Mobile
Lantern Care
In-app purchases
NMPSIA Mobile
No in-app purchases
Lantern Care
No in-app purchases
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