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Medicare Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
Medicare Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
Private Fee-For-Service (PFFS)


Medicare Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) is a type of Medicare Advantage Plan where Medicare contracts with an insurance company that contracts with a network of providers to provide care to people on Medicare. You pay a set copayment to the provider and must use the network of providers to receive care except in emergency or urgent situations.

Medicare HMO companies marketing as of
July 1 , 2005
Product Name Approximate Monthly Premium Additional Benefits Counties Available

Aetna Health of Illinois, Inc.

1-800-832-2640

www.aetna.com

Golden Medicare Plan

Option 1

0.00

Prescriptions, Hearing, Vision & Routine Physical Exams

Cook

Golden Medicare Plan

Option 2

60.00

Golden Medicare Plan

Option 3

66.00

Essence Inc.

1-866-597-3600

www.essencehealthcare.com

Essence

0.00

Prescriptions, Hearing, Vision & Routine Physical Exams

St. Clair

&

Monroe

Group Health Plan, Inc.

1-800-533-0362

www.ghpmedicare.com

Advantra

66.00

Prescriptions, Hearing, Vision & Routine Physical Exams

Madison

&

St. Clair

Gold Advantage

0.00

Prescriptions, Hearing, Vision, Routine Physical Exams & Transportation

Health Alliance Medical Plans, Inc.

1-800-965-4022

www.healthalliance.org

Medicare

HMO 20

75.00

Hearing, Vision & Routine Physical Exams

Champaign, DeWitt, Douglas, Ford, McLean, Moultrie, Piatt, Vermillion & Woodford

Medicare

HMO 30

25.00

HealthSpring, Inc.

1-888-886-1993

www.myhealthspring.com

HealthSpring

Advantage

0.00

Prescriptions, Hearing, Vision, Routine Physical Exams & Transportation

Cook

45.00

DuPage

47.50

Will

67.50

DeKalb, Kane & Kendall

HealthSpring

Total Care

0.00

Hearing, Vision, Routine Physical Exams & Transportation

Cook

(must be on Medicaid to qualify)

Humana Health Plan, Inc.

1-800-833-2364

www.humana.com

Gold Plus

Value

95.00

Prescriptions, Hearing, Vision & Routine Physical Exams

Parts of Cook

Gold Plus

Enhanced

179.00

Gold Plus

Standard

0.00

Gold Plus

Value

85.00

Kendall & Parts of Kane

John Deere Health Plan, Inc.

1-800-334-6869

www.johndeerehealth.com

Senior Care Basic & Choice(no longer accepting new enrollee's)

152.00 & 226.00

Prescription, Hearing, Vision & Routine Physical Exams

Carroll, Henry, Jo Daviess, Knox, Mercer, Rock Island & Parts of Scott

Secure Plus 15

75.00*

Hearing, Vision & Routine Physical Exams

Bureau, Carroll, Henry, Jo Daviess, Knox, Mercer, Peoria, Rock Island, Stark, Tazewell & Warren

Secure Plus 20

55.00*

Secure Plus 25

39.00

Medical Associates Health Plan, Inc.

1-800-747-8900

www.mahealthcare.com

Medicare Associates

Advantage Plan

89.00

Hearing, Vision & Routine Physical Exams

Jo Daviess

Mercy Health Plans, Inc.

1-314-214-8040

www.mercyhealthplans.com

Premier Plus

94.00

Prescriptions, Hearing, Vision, Routine Physical Exams & Transportation

Madison, Monroe, Randolph

&

St. Clair

OSF HealthPlans

1-877-677-8205

www.OSFHealthPlans.com

OSF Care Advantage

75.00

Hearing, Vision, Routine Physical Exams & Transportation

Knox, Livingston, Marshall, McLean, Stark, Tazewell, Peoria & Woodford

United Healthcare of the Midwest, Inc.

1-800-480-6065

www.uhc.com

Medicare Complete

0.00*

Prescriptions, Hearing, Vision, Routine Physical Exams & Transportation

Madison, Monroe

&

St. Clair

Opt. 2

(Point of Service)

Plan A

Opt. 2A

(Point of Service)

WellCare

1-866-238-7339

www.wellcare.com

WellCare Choice

0.00

Prescriptions, Dental, Hearing, Vision & Routine Physical Exams

Will

&

Cook

WellCare Select

Cook

*  Indicates this plan offers an optional supplemental benefits package for an additional premium.

Medicare Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) is a type of Medicare Advantage Plan where Medicare contracts with a PPO that has a network of providers to provide care to people on Medicare. You pay a lower copayment amount when using the organization's network of providers. The PPO provides coverage outside the organization's network of providers, subject to higher copayments and/or coinsurance.

Medicare PPO companies marketing as of
July 1 , 2005
Product Name Approximate Monthly Premium Additional Benefits Counties Available

Group Health Plan, Inc.

1-800-533-0362

www.ghpmedicare.com

Advantra PPO

46.00

Hearing, Vision & Routine Physical Exams

Madison

&

St. Clair

Health Alliance Medical Plans

1-800-965-4022

www.healthalliance.org

Health Alliance

Medicare PPO

85.00

Hearing, Vision & Routine Physical Exams

Adams, Brown, Bureau, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Coles, Clark, Crawford, Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Ford, Hancock, Iroquois, Jasper, Livingston, Macoupin, Marshall, Mason, McDonough, McLean, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Peoria, Piatt, Pike, Putnam, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Stark, Tazewell, Vermilion & Woodford

OSF HealthPlans

1-877-677-8205

www.osfhealthplans.com

OSF Care Preferred

85.00

Prescriptions, Hearing, Vision, Routine Physical Exams & Transportation

Boone, Brown, Bureau, Cass, DeWitt, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Knox, LaSalle, Lee, Livingston, Marshall, McDonough, McLean, Mercer, Ogle, Peoria, Putnam, Rockford, Schuyler, Stark, Stephenson, Tazewell, Warren, Whiteside, Winnebago & Woodford

United Healthcare Insurance Company, Inc.

1-800-480-6065

www.uhc.com

Medicare Complete Choice

31.00

Prescriptions, Hearing, Vision & Routine Physical Exams

Madison, Monroe

&

St. Clair

*  Indicates this plan offers an optional supplemental benefits package for an additional premium.

Medicare Private Fee-For-Service (PFFS) has different rules than other Medicare Advantage Plans. For instance, there is no network of providers. You can go to any doctor or hospital that accepts the PFFS Plan's terms and conditions. The PFFS plan pays a set fee to the providers for your services and you pay a set fee to the provider.

Medicare PFFS companies marketing as of
July 1 , 2005
Product Name Approximate Monthly Premium Additional Benefits Counties Available

Humana Insurance Company

1-877-323-7961

www.Humana.com

Gold Choice

119.00

Prescriptions,

Hearing & Vision

DuPage

Gold Choice

Basic

49.00

Gold Choice

Standard

39.00

Prescriptions, Hearing,

Vision & Routine Physical Exams

Henry, Mercer,

Rock Island

&

Whiteside

Gold Choice Basic

0.00

Hearing, Vision &

Routine Physical Exams

Sterling Life Insurance Company

1-888-858-8572

www.sterlingplans.com

Sterling

Option I

68.00

Hearing Vision & Routine Physical Exams

Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, Livingston, Madison, McHenry, McLean, Mercer, Monroe, Ogle, Peoria, Rock Island, St. Clair, Stephenson, Tazewell, Whiteside, Will, Winnebago & Woodford

Unicare Life & Health Ins. Company

1-800-459-1732

www.unicare.com

Security

Choice

9.00

Hearing, Vision & Routine Physical Exams

Alexander, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Cass, Champaign, Clark, Clay, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Edwards, Ford, Gallatin, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Jasper, Jo Daviess, Johnson, Logan, Marshall, McDonough, Menard, Mercer, Moultrie, Ogle, Peoria, Piatt, Pike, Pulaski, Richland, Schuyler, Scott, Stark, Stephenson, Tazewell, Union, Warren, White, Winnebago & Woodford

United Healthcare Insurance Company

1-888-288-9947

www.uhc.com

Medicare Complete

Essential Tier 2

0.00

Prescriptions, Hearing, Vision & Routine Physical Exams

Marshall, Peoria, Tazewell

&

Woodford

Medicare Complete

Essential Tier 2A

*  Indicates this plan offers an optional supplemental benefits package for an additional premium.

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