2009 Medicare Advantage COSTSHARE REPORT

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Tampa (Hillsborough County) Area Comparisons
(WITH Gap Coverage)

Note: There are two tables below. 
The first table shows MA-PD Rx Plans with Gap Coverage
The second table shows MA-PD Rx Plans without Gap Coverage

Annual estimated out-of-pocket costs for Medicare Advantage Plan members*
All Plans below include Medicare Part D-Drug Benefits

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#1

 Summit Health (Advantra Gold) ** 

$65

 Optimum Healthcare (Optimum Platinum) ** 

$310

 Optimum Healthcare (Optimum Platinum) ** 

$1,778

#2

 CarePlus (CareOne) **   $70  Summit Health (Advantra Gold) **  $393  Quality Health Plans (Advantage Silver) **  $1,900 

#3

 Optimum Healthcare (Optimum Platinum) ** 

$75

 WellCare (Value) **  $462  Summit Health (Advantra Gold) ** 

$1,936 

#4

 Humana (Gold Plus HMO) **   $80  Quality Health Plans (Advantage Silver) **  $660  WellCare (Value) **  $2,030 

#5

 Freedom Health (Freedom Medicare) **  $90 Freedom Health (Freedom Medicare) ** $730  Humana (Gold Plus HMO) **  $2,150 

#6

 Quality Health Plans (Advantage Silver) **   $90  Humana (Gold Plus HMO) **  $780  Quality Health Plans (Advantage Premium - $47)  $2,165 

#7

 Summit Health (Advantra Diamond) **  $125  CarePlus (CareOne) **  $788  CarePlus (CareOne) **  $2,268 

#8

 WellCare (Choice) **  $130  Summit Health (Advantra Diamond) **  $808  Freedom Health (Freedom Medicare) **  $2,904 

#9

 Physicians United (PUP Easy) **  $140  Physicians United(PUP Easy) ** $920  Summit Health (Advantra Diamond) **  $3,002 

#10

 WellCare (Value) **  $143  WellCare (Choice) **  $970  Physicians United (PUP Easy) **  $3,339 

#11

 Quality Health Plans (Advantage Premium - $47)  $655  Quality Health Plans (Advantage Premium - $47)  $1,125  WellCare (Choice) ** $3,478 

#12

 Humana (Gold Choice PPO - $56) $1,000 Humana (Gold Choice PPO - $56) $2,434 Humana (Gold Choice PPO - $56) $5,408
 

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  Average:All Plans

$222

 Average:All Plans

$865

 Average:All Plans

$2,697

Tampa (Hillsborough County) Area Comparisons
(without Gap Coverage)

Annual estimated out-of-pocket costs for Medicare Advantage Plan members*
All Plans below include Medicare Part D-Drug Benefits

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#1

 Optimum Healthcare (Optimum Gold) ** 

$0 [tie]

 Optimum Healthcare (Optimum Gold) ** 

$0

 Optimum Healthcare (Optimum Gold) ** 

$3,125

#2

 Quality Health Plans (Advantage) ** 

$0 [tie]

 Summit Health (Advantra Plus) **  $150  Universal Health Care (Medicare Masterpiece PPO) ** 

$3,145 

#3

 Physicians United (PUP Rewards) ** 

$0 [tie]

 Freedom Health (Freedom Savings) **  $350  AmeriVantage (Classic+Rx) **  $3,345 

#4

 Summit Health (Advantra Plus) ** 

$0 [tie]

 Physicians United (PUP Rewards) **  $393  Summit Health (Advantra Plus) **  $3,401 

#5

 Freedom Health (Freedom Savings) ** 

$0 [tie] 

 Universal Health Care (Medicare Masterpiece PPO) **  $480  WellCare (Prescription Plus) **  $3,802 

#6

 WellCare (Dividend) ** 

$0 [tie]

 Universal Health Care (Medicare Masterpiece) **  $590  Freedom Health (Freedom Savings) **  $4,025 

#7

 Universal Health Care  (Medicare Masterpiece) **  $0 [tie] Quality Health Plans (Advantage) **  $596  Physicians United (PUP Rewards) **  $4,504 

#8

 Freedom Health (Freedom Choice) **  $0 [tie] AmeriVantage (Classic+Rx) **  $690  Universal Health Care (Medicare Masterpiece) **  $4,525 

#9

 Universal Health Care  (Medicare Masterpiece PPO) **  $0 [tie] WellCare (Prescription Plus) **  $776  Quality Health Plans (Advantage) **  $5,263 

#10

 WellCare (Prescription Plus) **  $84  WellCare (Dividend) ** 

$968

 WellCare (Dividend) ** 

$5,542

#11

 AmeriVantage (Classic+Rx) **  $115  Freedom Health (Freedom Choice) **  $1,620  Aetna (Golden Medicare Standard - $49)  $5,866 

#12

 Universal Health Care (Medicare Masterpiece Plus) **  $135  Blue Cross & Blue Shield (Blue Medicare HMO) **  $1,712  Blue Cross & Blue Shield (Blue Medicare HMO) **  $5,913 

#13

 Secure Horizons (AARP Medicare Complete)**  $243  Secure Horizons (AARP Medicare Complete)**  $1,762  Blue Cross & Blue Shield (Blue Medicare PPO - $46)  $6,045 

#14

 Secure Horizons (AARP Medicare Complete Choice)**  $250  Universal Health Care (Medicare Masterpiece Plus) **  $1,800  Secure Horizons (AARP Medicare Complete)**  $6,273 

#15

 Blue Cross & Blue Shield (Blue Medicare HMO) **  $313  Aetna (Golden Medicare Value) **  $1,974  Aetna (Golden Medicare Value) **  $6,305 

#16

 Aetna (Golden Medicare Value) **  $481  Aetna (Golden Medicare Standard - $49)  $2,065  Universal Health Care (Medicare Masterpiece Plus) **  $6,625 

#17

 Secure Horizons (AARP Medicare Comp. Choice-$39)  $813 Secure Horizons (AARP Medicare Complete Choice)**  $2,090  Freedom Health (Freedom Choice) **  $7,027 

#18

 Blue Cross & Blue Shield (Blue Medicare PPO - $46)   $840  Blue Cross & Blue Shield (Blue Medicare PPO - $46)  $2,104  Secure Horizons (AARP Medicare Comp. Choice-$39)  $7,165 

#19

 Aetna (Golden Medicare Standard - $49) $881 Secure Horizons (AARP Medicare Comp. Choice-$39) $2,443 Secure Horizons (AARP Medicare Complete Choice)** $7,222
 

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  Average:All Plans

$219

 Average:All Plans

$1,188

 Average:All Plans

$5,217


*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 2009) is not included in cost calculations.


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