2010 Medicare Advantage COSTSHARE REPORT

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Lakeland (Polk County) Area Comparisons

Annual estimated out-of-pocket costs for Medicare Advantage Plan members*
All Plans below include Medicare Part D-Drug Benefits
  Indicates $0 Premium Plans
Indicates Part D drug "gap" coverage included

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#1

Summit Health  [TIE]
(Advantra Plus) 
$0
Summit Health 
(Advantra Plus) 
$500
 Summit Health
(Advantra Gold)
$2,255

#2

Optimum Healthcare  [TIE]
(Optimum Gold)
$0 Summit Health
(Advantra Gold)
$815  Summit Health
(Advantra Diamond)
$2,990

#3

Quality Health Plans  [TIE]
(Advantage)
$0 Quality Health Plans
(Advantage)
$828  AmeriVantage
(Classic+Rx)
$3,424

#4

Physicians United  [TIE]
(PUP Rewards)
$0 Quality Health Plans
(Advantage Silver)
$1,000  Quality Health Plans
(Advantage Silver)
$3,633

#5

WellCare
(Dividend)
$0 AmeriVantage
(Classic+Rx)
$1,005  Humana
(Gold Plus)
$3,885

#6

Summit Health
(Advantra Gold)
$70 Summit Health
(Advantra Diamond)
$1,100  CarePlus
(CareOne)
$4,155

#7

Freedom Health
(Freedom Medicare)
$90 Optimum Healthcare
(Optimum Gold)
$1,156 Summit Health 
(Advantra Plus) 
$4,357

#8

Quality Health Plans   [TIE]
(Advantage Silver)
$95 Freedom Health  [TIE]
(Freedom Medicare)
$1,230 WellCare
(Value)
$4,773

#9

Universal Health Care   [TIE]
(Medicare Masterpiece
Premier)
$95 Universal Health Care  [TIE]
(Medicare Masterpiece
Premier)
$1,230 Freedom Health
(Freedom Medicare)
$4,895

#10

Optimum Healthcare
(Optimum Platinum)
$128 Physicians United
(PUP Rewards)
$1,236 Universal Health Care
(Medicare Masterpiece
Premier)
$5,005

#11

AmeriVantage
(Classic+Rx)
$135 WellCare
(Value)
$1,321  Physicians United
(PUP Easy)
$5,116

#12

Summit Health
(Advantra Diamond)
$150 Optimum Healthcare
(Optimum Platinum)
$1,352 Optimum Healthcare
(Optimum Platinum)
$5,164

#13

Universal Health Care
(Medicare
Masterpiece)
$155 Humana
(Gold Plus)
$1,395 WellCare
(Dividend)
$5,762

#14

Humana
(Gold Plus)
$205 CarePlus
(CareOne)
$1,545 Quality Health Plans
(Advantage)
$5,826

#15

WellCare
(Value)
$234 Universal Health Care
(Medicare
Masterpiece)
$1,640 Universal Health Care
(Medicare
Masterpiece)
$5,985

#16

Physicians United
(PUP Easy)
$245 Physicians United
(PUP Easy)
$1,650 Physicians United
(PUP Rewards)
$5,998

#17

CarePlus
(CareOne)
$265 WellCare
(Dividend)
$1,679 Optimum Healthcare
(Optimum Gold)
$6,028

#18

Secure Horizons
(AARP Medicare
Complete Plus)
$350 Humana
(Gold Plus HMO-POS)
$2,555  Humana
(Gold Plus HMO-POS)
$7,025

#19

Humana
(Gold Plus HMO-POS)
$435 Secure Horizons
(AARP Medicare
Complete Plus)
$2,695  Aetna
(Medicare Premier - $98)
$7,298

#20

Universal Health Care
(Medicare Masterpiece
Plus - $29)
$584 Universal Health Care
(Medicare Masterpiece
Plus - $29)
$2,732 Blue Cross & Blue Shield
(Blue Medicare
PPO - $112)
$7,645

#21

Aetna
(Medicare Value - $21)
$675 Aetna
(Medicare Value - $21)
$2,819 Aetna
(Medicare Value - $21)
$8,217

#22

Blue Cross & Blue Shield
(Blue Medicare HMO-$45)
$1,038 Aetna
(Medicare Premier -$98)
$3,316 Universal Health Care
(Medicare Masterpiece
Plus - $29)
$8,301

#23

Aetna
(Medicare Premier - $98)
$1,556 Blue Cross & Blue Shield
(Blue Medicare
PPO - $112)
$3,331 Secure Horizons
(AARP Medicare
Complete Plus)
$8,448

#24

Blue Cross & Blue Shield
(Blue Medicare
PPO - $112)
$1,793 Blue Cross & Blue Shield
(Blue Medicare HMO-$45)
$3,431 Blue Cross & Blue Shield
(Blue Medicare HMO-$45)
$9,265
  Average: All Plans $346 Average: All Plans $1,732 Average: All Plans $5,644


*Annual cost (out-of-pocket expenses) include applicable copayments, deductibles, and premiums. Premiums may vary depending on county of residence. Medicare Part B premium ($96.40 minimum per month in 2010) is not included in cost calculations.


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