In 2011, Medicare will require every Medicare Advantage plan to have an annual maximum-out-of-pocket (MOOP). This is good news for 30,000 or so seniors in Tucson whose Advantage plan does not have a MOOP. A MOOP is a cap on expenses for co-pays and co-insurance, and the maximum limit is expected to be $6,700. ...
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April 2010: Medicare Advantage members will have only one chance to change their Advantage plan later this year, between November 15th and December 31st. After January 1, they will be locked into their Advantage plan for 2011- unless they decide to dis-enroll from their Advantage plan and go back to Medicare. From January 1st...
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October, 2009: Humana is making a big push for its Medicare HMO and PPO plans for 2010. The local office now has ten captive agents working in Tucson and the company is advertising heavily on television to promote its plans.
Humana’s enrollment numbers for its Medicare Advantage plans total about 1,500 in Pima County....
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There’s a new Medicare Advantage company in Tucson with a different way of managing chronic illnesses and patients under its care. CareMore Health Plan Inc, is setting up shop in Tucson with Medicare Advantage plans for people with diabetes and chronic pulmonary illnesses such as Asthma, COPD and chronic bronchitis. CareMore’s Medicare Advantage plans are...
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When seniors enroll in a Medicare Advantage Plan they move out of traditional Medicare and are covered by a private insurance company.
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