2010 Medicare Advantage COSTSHARE REPORT

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Bradenton (Manatee 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

 Quality Health Plans [TIE]
(Advantage)		 $0
 		Quality Health Plans
(Advantage)		 $828
 Freedom Health
(Freedom Medicare) 		$3,610

#2

 Optimum Healthcare [TIE]
(Optimum Gold) 		$0 Quality Health Plans
(Advantage Silver) 		$1,000 Quality Health Plans
(Advantage Silver) 		$3,633

#3

 Freedom Health [TIE]
(Freedom Savings) 		$0 Freedom Health
(Freedom Savings) 		$1,015 Humana
(Gold Plus HMO) 		$3,810

#4

 WellCare  [TIE]
(Dividend) 		$0 Optimum Healthcare
(Optimum Gold) 		$1,156 Universal Health Care
(Medicare Masterpiece
Premier) 		$5,005

#5

 Freedom Health
(Freedom Medicare) 		$90 Universal Health Care
(Medicare
Masterpiece Premier) 		$1,230 Optimum Healthcare
(Optimum Platinum) 		$5,164

#6

 		Quality Health Plans  [TIE]
(Advantage Silver) 		$95 Freedom Health
(Freedom Medicare) 		$1,270 Physicians United
(PUP Easy) 		$5,174

#7

 		Universal Health Care  [TIE]
(Medicare Masterpiece Premier) 		$95 Optimum Healthcare
(Optimum Platinum) 		$1,352 Freedom Health
(Freedom Savings) 		$5,543

#8

 		Optimum Healthcare
(Optimum Platinum) 		$128 Humana
(Gold Plus HMO) 		$1,380 Quality Health Plans
(Advantage)		 $5,826

#9

 		Universal Health Care
(Medicare
Masterpiece) 		$155 Universal Health Care
(Medicare
Masterpiece) 		$1,640 Universal Health Care
(Medicare
Masterpiece) 		$5,985

#10

 		WellCare
(Choice) 		$220 Physicians United
(PUP Easy) 		$1,685 Optimum Healthcare
(Optimum Gold) 		$6,028

#11

 		Humana
(Gold Plus HMO) 		$230 WellCare
(Choice) 		$1,940 WellCare
(Dividend) 		$6,628

#12

 		Physicians United
(PUP Easy) 		$255 WellCare
(Dividend) 		$1,961 WellCare
(Choice) 		$6,716

#13

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

#14

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

#15

 		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

#16

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

#17

 		Aetna
(Medicare Premier - $98)		 $1,556 Aetna
(Medicare Premier - $98)		 $3,316 Universal Health Care
(Medicare Masterpiece
Plus - $29)		 $8,301

#18

 		Blue Cross & Blue Shield
(Blue Medicare
PPO - $112)		 $1,793 Blue Cross & Blue Shield
(Blue Medicare
PPO - $112)		 $3,331 Secure Horizons
(AARP Medicare
Complete Plus) 		$8,448
  Average: All Plans $370 Average: All Plans $1,884 Average: All Plans $6,114


*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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