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Connecticut Medicare Plans

If you are shopping for Medicare plans in Connecticut, start by reading our Connecticut Medicare Consumer Guide. You can see which Medicare carriers are adding plans, which plans have changed from 2009, and which plans have the best benefits for the cost.

How is Connecticut Health Insurance different than other states?
Connecticut is ranked 5th in the country for healthiest states to live in by United Health Foundation. Some of Connecticut’s strengths include high immunization coverage with 86.3 percent of children ages 19 to 35 months receiving complete immunizations, a low prevalence of obesity at 20.6 percent, and a low percentage of children in poverty at 10.3 percent of children under the age of 18. There is also a low prevalence of smoking at 17 percent and a low rate of uninsured at 9.4 percent. Connecticut was also the 6th state with the most health insurance coverage in 2007.

Below are the leading health insurance companies in Connecticut:

• Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
• Connecticare

Types of Plans offered:

• PPO (Preferred Provider Organization)
• HMO (Health Maintenance Organization)
• HSA (Health Savings Account)
• POS (Point of Service)

At HealthPlanOne, we educate our customers about health insurance, offer the broadest selection of health plans, and provide expert customer service.

State Assistance Programs
ConnPACE
Serving Connecticut’s Senior Citizens and people with disabilities since 1986, ConnPACE, Connecticut’s prescription drug assistance program, covers the costs of most prescriptions, insulin, and insulin syringes and is funded by the state. ConnPACE involves some out of pocket expenses: the yearly application fee costs $30 and the copayment for each prescription drug is $16.25.

Eligibility Requirements that must be met include:

• You must have lived in the state of Connecticut for at least six months
• You must also meet the age requirements for medicare: you must be over 65 years of age or a disabled adult above 18 years of age.
• You must not be using Medicaid as your primary means of health insurance.
• You cannot already have insurance that continuously pays for most or even all of your prescription medication insurance plan.
• Your gross income must be below $33,800 if you are married and below $25,100 if you are single.

For more information, call (800)423-5026 or visit the ConnPACE website.

For information about Medicare plans in particular cities, please visit: Bridgeport, CT; Hartford, CT; New Haven, CT; Stamford, CT; Waterbury, CT