Pennsylvania Medicare Advantage and Supplement Plans
Carriers that will be represented by MedicareSolutions.com for 2012 will include AARP Medicare Rx, Aetna, American Continental, Assured Life, Bravo, Cigna, Family Life, First Health, Forethought, Gerber, GPM Life, Health America, Highmark, Humana, Loyal American, Medico, New Era-Midwest, Standard Life, United World, and UnitedHealthCare. Some of the specific products offered by these carriers are: HumanaChoice, Aetna Medicare Rx Preferred Plan, Cigna Medicare Rx Plan 1 and Plan 2, Advantra Silver and Gold, FreedomBlue, Security Blue and Medicare Complete, along with others. For more information about the plans available for Pennsylvania residents in 2012 (both those listed above and a complete list), contact MedicareSolutions.com and speak to a Medicare specialist.
While it is important to gain information on new plans before the New Year, it is also important for those who already have Medicare insurance to find out any changes that are being made to their current plan. Every year, carriers change what health care certain plans will cover and how much they cost. Even if you are satisfied with your current plan, there may be a cheaper and more comprehensible one available to you, beginning in 2012. You can change your plan for free starting October 15. It is also free to contact MedicareSolutions.com specialists to get Medicare insurance rates in your area. There is no need to feel that you are alone in making such an important decision.
Some Medicare individuals may be eligible for the PACE and PACENET Programs. PACE stands for the Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly, and PACENET stands for PACE Needs Enhancement Tier. You are eligible for PACE if you have been a Pennsylvania resident for at least 90 consecutive days prior to application; you are age 65 or older; and you had a total income for the preceding calendar year of less than $14,500 for a single person and less than $17,700 combine for a couple.
You are eligible for PACENET if you been a Pennsylvania resident for at least 90 consecutive days prior to application; you are at least age 65 or older; and you had a total income for the preceding calendar year of between $14,500 and $23,500 for a single person or between $17,700 and $31,500 combined for a couple.
State Assistance Programs
Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly (PACE)
PACE is Pennsylvania’s assistance programs for older adults, offering low-cost prescription medication to qualified residents age 65 and older. If you are eligible for the PACE program, you must pay a $6 co-payment for generic drugs and $9 for brand name drugs.
Eligibility requirements to be met include:
- You must be a Pennsylvania resident for at least 90 days prior to the date of application
- You must be over the age of 65
- You cannot be enrolled in Medicaid
- Your annual income must be less than $14,500 for individuals and less than $17,700 for a married couple
For more information call (800)225-7223 or visit the Pennsylvania Department of Aging website.
City specific Medicare Plans:Philadelphia, PAPittsburgh, PA; Allentown, PA; Erie, PA
