Bakersfield and Kern County 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
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#1 Anthem Blue Cross
(Advantage HMO) 		 $309 Central Health
(Classic Care HMO) 		 $768 Central Health
(Classic Care HMO) 		 $1,293

#2

 Imperial Health
(Traditional HMO) 		 $435 Anthem Blue Cross
(Advantage HMO)  		 $826 Humana
(Gold Plus HMO-116)   		 $1,296
#3 Central Health
(Classic Care HMO) 		 $439 Champion Health
(Ally HMO)  		 $897 Anthem Blue Cross
(Advantage HMO)  		 $1,359
#4 Kaiser Permanente
(Senior Advantage HMO) 		 $445 Imperial Health
(Traditional HMO)  		 $920 United Healthcare
(AARP Medicare Advantage HMO)  		 $1,571
#5 Champion Health
(Ally HMO) 		 $451 Kaiser Permanente
(Senior Advantage HMO)  		 $955 Champion Health
(Ally HMO)  		 $1,683
#6 Humana
(Gold Plus HMO-116)  		 $610 Humana
(Gold Plus HMO-116)   		 $1,136 Imperial Health
(Traditional HMO)  		 $1,764
#7 United Healthcare
(AARP Medicare Advantage HMO) 		 $652 United Healthcare
(AARP Medicare Advantage HMO)  		 $1,146 Aetna
(Medicare Signature HMO)  		 $4,097
#8 Blue Shield
(65 Plus HMO) 		 $742 Aetna
(Medicare Signature HMO)   		 $2,448 Blue Shield
(65 Plus HMO)  		 $4,228
#9 Aetna
(Medicare Signature HMO)  		 $959 Blue Shield
(65 Plus HMO)  		 $2,546 Kaiser Permanente
(Senior Advantage HMO)  		 $11,615
  Average: All Plans $560 Average: All Plans $1,294 Average: All Plans $3,212