2010 Medicare Advantage COSTSHARE REPORT

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Ft. Lauderdale (Broward 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

Medica Healthcare  [TIE]
(MedicareMax
Value Rx)
$0
Medica Healthcare  
(MedicareMax
Value Rx)
$0
HealthSun  
(SunPlus Advantage)
$530

#2

Preferred Care
Partners   [TIE]
(Premium Advantage)
$0 Preferred Care
Partners   
(Premium Advantage)
$105 Summit Health
(Ideal)
$888

#3

Optimum Health Care   [TIE]
(Optimum Gold)
$0 Medica Healthcare
(MedicareMax)
$150 Medica Healthcare
(MedicareMax)
$1,020

#4

Physicians United   [TIE]
(PUP Rewards)
$0 HealthSun  
(SunPlus Advantage)
$185 Optimum Healthcare
(Optimum Platinum)
$1,540

#5

Summit Health   [TIE]
(Plus)
$0 Optimum Health Care  
(Optimum Gold)
$257 Molina Healthcare
(Medicare Options)
$1,583

#6

WellCare   [TIE]
(Dividend)
$0 Summit Health  
(Plus)
$278 Quality Health Plans
(Silver South)
$2,028

#7

Medica Healthcare
(MedicareMax)
$35 Physicians United  
(PUP Rewards)
$293 Medica Healthcare  
(MedicareMax
Value Rx)
$2,244

#8

Quality Health Plans
(Silver South)
$60 Summit Health
(Ideal)
$328 Preferred Care Partners
(PSO Health Plan)
$2,362

#9

AmeriVantage   [TIE]
(Classic)
$65 Quality Health Plans
(Silver South)
$415 Humana
(Gold Plus HMO)
$2,460

#10

HealthSun   [TIE]
(SunPlus Advantage)
$65 Optimum Healthcare
(Optimum Platinum)
$530 AmeriVantage  
(Classic)
$2,574

#11

Summit Health
(Ideal)
$75 Molina Healthcare
(Medicare Options)
$553 Freedom Health  
(Freedom Medicare)
$2,800

#12

Freedom Health   [TIE]
(Freedom Medicare)
$90 AmeriVantage  
(Classic)
$590 Physicians United
(PUP Easy)
$2,862

#13

Universal Health Care  [TIE]
(Medicare Masterpiece
Premier)
$90 Universal Health Care  
(Medicare Masterpiece
Premier)
$650 CarePlus
(CareOne)
$2,880

#14

Molina Healthcare
(Medicare Options)
$98 Physicians United
(PUP Easy)
$800 Optimum Health Care  
(Optimum Gold)
$2,915

#15

Vista Healthplan
(Platinum Select)
$110 Preferred Care Partners
(PSO Health Plan)
$812 Universal Health Care  [TIE]
(Medicare Masterpiece
Premier)
$3,274

#16

Humana   [TIE]
(Gold Plus HMO)
$130 Humana
(Gold Plus HMO)
$890 Vista Healthplan
(Platinum Select)
$3,700

#17

Optimum Healthcare   [TIE]
(Optimum Platinum)
$130 Freedom Health  
(Freedom Medicare)
$990 Preferred Care
Partners   
(Premium Advantage)
$3,836

#18

Universal Health Care   [TIE]
(Medicare
Masterpiece)
$130 CarePlus
(CareOne)
$1,030 Summit Health  
(Plus)
$3,959

#19

Preferred Care Partners
(PSO Health Plan)
$137 Vista Healthplan
(Platinum Select)
$1,300 Physicians United  
(PUP Rewards)
$3,963

#20

Physicians United
(PUP Easy)
$145 Universal Health Care
(Medicare
Masterpiece)
$1,330 Avmed
(Premier Care)
$4,701

#21

CarePlus
(CareOne)
$165 Physicians Health Choice
(PHC Standard)
$1,553 Physicians Health Choice
(PHC Standard)
$4,899

#22

Physicians Health Choice
(PHC Standard)
$175 Avmed
(Premier Care)
$1,617 Universal Health Care
(Medicare
Masterpiece)
$5,115

#23

Avmed
(Premier Care)
$364 WellCare
(Dividend)
$1,679 WellCare
(Dividend)
$5,762

#24

Blue Cross & Blue Shield
(Health Options)
$481 Aetna
(Medicare Value - $21)
$2,791 Aetna
(Medicare Value - $21)
$8,166

#25

Aetna
(Medicare Value - $21)
$668 Blue Cross & Blue Shield
(Health Options)
$2,899 Blue Cross & Blue Shield
(Health Options)
$8,863
  Average: All Plans $129 Average: All Plans $881 Average: All Plans $3,397


*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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