2021 Santa Cruz County California
Medicare Advantage Plans
There are 5 Medicare Advantage Plans available in Santa Cruz County CA from 3 different health insurance providers. 4 of these Medicare Advantage plans offer additional gap coverage. The plan with the lowest out of pocket expense is $4200 and the highest out of pocket is $6700. Santa Cruz County California residents can also pick from 1 Medicare Special Needs Plans. The best Medicare Advantage plan in Santa Cruz County California received a 5 overall star rating from CMS and the lowest rated plan is 4 stars.
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| Name ⇅ | Premium | Deductible | MOOP | Gap | Plan Rating |
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| AARP Medicare Advantage SecureHorizons (HMO) More details... |
$79.00 | $350.00 | $6,700 | No | Enroll | |
| Kaiser Permanente Senior Advantage Santa Cruz (HMO) More details... |
$79.00 | $0 | $5,700 | Yes | Enroll | |
| My Choice (PPO) More details... |
$79.00 | $0 | $4,200 | Yes | Too New | Enroll |
| Sutter Advantage (HMO) More details... |
$59.00 | $0 | $4,900 | Yes | Enroll | |
| UnitedHealthcare Canopy Health Medicare Advantage (HMO) More details... |
$69.00 | $0 | $4,900 | Yes | Enroll |
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2021 Medicare Special Needs Plans in Santa Cruz county California
| Plan Name ⇅ | Monthly Premium |
Part D Deductible |
Gap | Special Needs Type |
Overall Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Advantage Medicare Medi-Cal Plan North (HMO D-SNP) | $30.50 | $445.0 | No | Dual-Eligible |
Plan Type Is the type of organization offering the Medicare Plans.
- HMO - Health Maintenance Organization
- PPO - Preferred Provider Organization
- PDP - Prescription Drug Plan
- SNP - Special Needs Plan
- POS - Point of Service
- PFFS - Private Fee For Service
Monthly Consolidated Premium (Includes Part C + D) Your premium may be lower depending on your eligibility for medical assistance. Call your provider for details.
Part D Total Premium: The Part D Total Premium is the sum of the Basic and Supplemental Premiums. Note: the Part D Total Premium is net of any Part A/B rebates applied to "buy down" the drug premium for Medicare Advantage; for some plans the total premium may be lower than the sum of the basic and supplemental premiums due to negative basic or supplemental premiums.
Benefit Type- (EA) Enhanced Alternative may offer additional gap coverage which is calculated as the percentage of generic formulary products with coverage above standard generic coverage gap cost-sharing benefit and/or the percentage of brand formulary products covered in addition to the coverage gap discount for applicable drugs.
- (DS) Defined Standard Benefit
- (BA) Basic Alternative
- (AE) Actuarially Equivalent Standard
GAP
In 2021 once you and your plan provider have spent $4130 on covered drugs. (combined amount plus your deductible) You will be in the coverage gap. (AKA "donut hole") Once you reach the coverage gap you will pay 25% of the plans cost for covered brand-name prescription drugs and 25% on generic drugs unless your plan offers additional coverage.
Maximum Out-of-Pocket (MOOP) limit on enrollee spending that includes costs for all in-network Part A and Part B Services. NOT Part D - prescription drugs. N/A is defined as Not Applicable
Source: CMS.
Data as of September 8, 2020.
Plans are subject to change as contracts are finalized.
Includes 2021 approved contracts. Employer sponsored 800 series and plans under sanction are excluded. For 2021, enhanced alternative may offer additional cost sharing reductions in the gap on a sub-set of the formulary drugs, beyond the standard Part-D benefit.
