COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 30 OH-HealthMetrix-Plans
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Medicare Advantage plans in 87
cities will be recognized for best overall value in the design of their 2009
medical and Part D prescription drug benefits for seniors. The 2009 Senior
Choice Gold Award recipients were selected from over 200 Medicare managed care
plans based on independent cost-sharing comparisons conducted annually by
HealthMetrix Research Inc. and MedicareNewsWatch.com. According to
HealthMetrix Research Inc. president Alan Mittermaier:
"These forward-looking independent comparisons provide Medicare
beneficiaries with true out-of-pocket costs associated with joining a Medicare
Advantage plan. Each award recipient has demonstrated a commitment to
excellence in the design of their 2009 Medicare plan benefits, copayments,
deductibles and premiums including the Part D prescription drug benefits.
HealthMetrix Research applauds these organizations and we are confident that
informed seniors can rely on the Senior Choice Gold Award recognition when
selecting a Medicare Advantage plan during the 2009 enrollment season."
The award criteria were based on 2009 benefits and cost-sharing approved
by Medicare for the selected plans. Estimated annual out-of-pocket costs
consider beneficiaries' health status (healthy, episodic, chronic) and
utilization of the most common health plan benefits (physician office visits,
emergency care, hospital care, prevention care, prescriptions). HealthMetrix
Research cost-sharing comparisons for over 100 cities are available at
www.MedicareNewsWatch.com. HealthMetrix Research neither recommends nor
endorses specific Medicare plans.
Contact: Alan Mittermaier 614-236-8345 614-236-8034 Fax
2009 Senior Choice Gold Award Recipients
East
Albany Fidelis Care
Allentown Unison Health Plan
AtlantaWellCare
Boston-Worcester Secure Horizons
Bradenton-Sarasota Optimum Healthcare
BuffaloWellCare
Charleston Southeast Community Care
Fort LauderdaleOptimum Healthcare
Fort Myers Optimum Healthcare
Greensboro Coventry Health Care
Greenville-Spartanburg Southeast Community Care
Harrisburg Unison Health Plan
Hartford-BridgeportWellCare
Jacksonville Optimum Healthcare
Lakeland Optimum Healthcare
Miami Summit Health Plan
New Haven Secure Horizons
New Jersey(Bergen, Ocean) Secure Horizons
(Essex, Hudson, Middlesex,
Passaic, Union) WellCare
New York City (Bronx, Liberty Health Advantage
Kings, Manhattan, Nassau,
Queens, Staten Island)
(Rockland) Fidelis Care
(Suffolk) HIP
(Westchester) Touchstone Health
Ocala Optimum Healthcare
OrlandoOptimum Healthcare
Pensacola Optimum Healthcare
Philadelphia Bravo Health
Pittsburgh Unison Health Plan
Providence Secure Horizons
RaleighCoventry Health Care
Richmond Secure Horizons
Rochester WellCare
Savannah WellCare
TallahasseeFreedom Health
Syracuse Touchstone Health
Tampa-St. Petersburg Optimum Healthcare
Washington DC Bravo Health
West Palm BeachQuality Health Plans
Midwest
Akron-Canton WellCare
Baton RougeHumana
Champaign-Urbana WellCare
ChattanoogaWindsor Health Group
Chicago-Joliet WellCare
Cincinnati WellCare
Cleveland WellCare
Columbus WellCare
Des Moines Coventry Health Care
Fort Wayne WellCare
Grand Rapids Secure Horizons
Jackson, MSWindsor Health Group
Kansas CityCoventry Health Care
Knoxville Windsor Health Group
Indianapolis WellCare
Little RockPhysicians Health Choice
Louisville Essence Healthcare
MemphisUnison Health Plan
Milwaukee Today's Health
Minneapolis-St. Paul UCare Minnesota
Mobile HealthSpring
Nashville Windsor Health Group
Omaha Coventry Health Care
St. Louis WellCare
South Bend WellCare
Springfield-Joplin Coventry Health Care
WichitaCoventry Health Care
West
Austin Physicians Health Choice
BakersfieldGEMCare
Colorado Springs Colorado Access
Corpus Christi Physicians Health Choice
Dallas-Fort Worth WellCare
Denver Kaiser Permanente
Flagstaff Desert Canyon Community Care
Fresno Aetna
Honolulu WellCare
HoustonWellCare
Las Cruces Physicians Health Choice
Las Vegas Humana
Los Angeles (Los Angeles County) Citizens Choice Healthplan
(Orange County) Citizens Choice Healthplan
(Riverside County) Care1st
(San Bernardino County) Care1st
(Ventura County) Aetna
Oakland-Walnut Creek Secure Horizons
PhoenixCIGNA
Reno Health Plan of Nevada
Sacramento Secure Horizons
Salt Lake City Humana
San AntonioWellCare
San Diego Care1st
San Francisco Secure Horizons
San Jose CareMore
SpokaneSecure Horizons
Tucson Humana
Tulsa Generations Healthcare
Yakima & Tri-CitiesCommunity HealthFirst
SOURCE HealthMetrix Research Inc.
