2010 California Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs)

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1 2010 California Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs) The following Medicare prescription drug plans are available to Medicare beneficiaries who live in California. This information was taken from the CMS website. This chart does not include a list of the Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug plans available in California. To obtain this information, go to the Medicare website, or call MEDICARE. For more information or help comparing Part D and Medicare Advantage plans, contact your local Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) at prescription drug plans statewide with premiums ranging from $17.60 (First Health Part D) to $ (Humana PDP Complete) 6 benchmark plans CA benchmark amount in 2010 is $ plans in CA offer some gap coverage (only 1 of the 9 provides gap coverage for a few brand name drugs; the remaining 8 provide coverage for some generics) Sponsor/Organization Name Website Phone number TTY/TDD Aetna Medicare aetnamedicare.com Aetna Medicare Rx Costco Plus (S ) SUSPENDED $43.20 $0 No coverage in gap Aetna Medicare Rx Essentials (S ) SUSPENDED $47.80 $310 No coverage in gap Aetna Medicare Rx Premier (S ) SUSPENDED $98.00 $0 Many Generics Anthem Blue Cross anthem.com/ca/home.html Plan Info Chart originally adapted from Center for Health Care Rights material. November 2009 California Health Advocates: rev Plan Info Blue Cross MedicareRx Gold (S ) $78.50 $0 Many Generics Blue Cross MedicareRx Plus $42.10 $0 No coverage in gap

2 (S ) Blue Cross MedicareRx Standard (S ) Blue Shield of California Blue Shield Medicare Rx Plan (S ) Blue Shield Medicare Rx Enhanced Plan (S ) Bravo Health Bravo Rx (S ) BENCHMARK PLAN CIGNA Medicare Rx CIGNA Medicare Rx Plan One (S ) CIGNA Medicare Rx Plan Two (S ) CIGNA Medicare Rx Plan Three (S ) Coventry AdvantraRx $28.40 $310 No coverage in gap blueshieldca.com $46.40 $310 No coverage in gap $51.00 $0 No coverage in gap mybravohealth.com $28.50 $310 No coverage in gap cignamedicarerx.com $51.70 $310 No coverage in gap $43.90 $100 except Tier 1 drugs No coverage in gap $73.20 $0 Many Generics, Few Brand advantrarx.com and AdvantraRx Premier (S ) $47.20 $0 No coverage in gap AdvantraRx Premier Plus (S ) $62.80 $0 Many Generics AdvantraRx Value (S ) $41.10 $100 No coverage in gap EnvisionRx Plus envisionrxplus.com and EnvisionRxPlus Gold (S ) $72.00 $150 No coverage in gap EnvisionRxPlus Silver (S ) $30.90 $310 No coverage in gap Chart originally adapted from Center for Health Care Rights material. October 2009 California Health Advocates: 2

3 First Health Part D Firsthealthpremier. Coventryhealthcare.com First Health Part D Premier (S ) $27.40 $150 No coverage in gap First Health Part D Secure (S ) Health Net $17.60 $175 No coverage in gap healthnet.com Health Net Orange Option 1 (S ) $28.40 $310 No coverage in gap Health Net Orange Option 2 (S ) HealthSpring Prescription Drug Plan HealthSpring Prescription Drug Plan - Reg 32 (S ) Humana Insurance Co. $64.60 $0 No coverage in gap healthspring.com $34.40 $310 No coverage in gap humana-medicare.com Plan info Plan info Humana PDP Complete (S ) $ $0 Many Generics Humana PDP Enhanced (S ) $40.40 $0 No coverage in gap Humana PDP Value (S ) $24.00 $150 No coverage in gap Medco Medicare Prescription Plan medcomedicare.com Medco Medicare Prescription Plan- Access (S ) $77.50 $0 Many Generics Medco Medicare Prescription Plan- Choice (S ) $50.30 $100 No coverage in gap Medco Medicare Prescription Plan- Value (S ) $42.00 $310 No coverage in gap RxAmerica meds4medicare.com and Chart originally adapted from Center for Health Care Rights material. October 2009 California Health Advocates: 3

4 Advantage Freedom Plan (S ) $49.90 $0 No coverage in gap Advantage Star Plan (S ) $27.80 $310 No coverage in gap SilverScript Insurance Co. silverscript.com CVS Caremark Complete (S ) $90.70 $0 Many Generics CVS Caremark Plus (S ) $66.30 $50 No coverage in gap SilverScript Value (S ) $50.80 $310 No coverage in gap Sterling Life Insurance Co. sterlingplans.com Sterling Rx (S ) $37.90 $310 No coverage in gap United American Insurance Co. uamedicarepartd.com Silver Plan Part D UA Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coverage (S ) $45.90 $0 No coverage in gap UA Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coverage Silver Plan (S ) $46.00 $195 No coverage in gap Chart originally adapted from Center for Health Care Rights material. October 2009 California Health Advocates: 4

5 United Healthcare AARPMedicarePlans.com TTY call 711 AARP MedicareRx Enhanced (S ) $86.20 $0 Many Generics AARP MedicareRx Preferred (S ) $37.60 $0 No coverage in gap AARP MedicareRx Saver (S ) $37.30 $310 No coverage in gap Universal American universalamerican.com & Community CCRx BASIC (S ) $53.30 $310 No coverage in gap Community CCRx CHOICE (S ) $44.00 $150 No coverage in gap Community CCRx GOLD (S ) $87.80 $0 All Generics PrescribaRx Bronze (S ) $45.10 $310 No coverage in gap PrescribaRx Gold (S ) $40.30 $150 No coverage in gap WellCare wellcarepdp.com WellCare Classic (S ) $24.30 $310 No coverage in gap WellCare Signature (S ) $ No coverage in gap Chart originally adapted from Center for Health Care Rights material. October 2009 California Health Advocates: 5

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