NEW! 2008 California Medicare Prescription Drug Plans
- List of plans that are especially for persons who qualify for financial help with Medicare Part D: download PDF - download Spanish PDF
- Comparison chart of ‘stand alone’ PDPs available to California residents. This chart does not include a list of Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug plans available in California. Download PDF…
Recent news from the
Thursday, May 8 in
Sacramento: Learn about and discuss issues facing the Medicare and Medi-Cal programs, including the current state budget process. This event is FREE and open to the general public.
April 9 Webcast presentations: Medi-Cal with a Share of Cost, and other Dual-Eligible Issues
February 28, 2008 Statement of David A. Lipschutz, Staff Attorney, California Health Advocates addressing Medicare Advantage Costs, Benefits and Oversight: the Beneficiary Experience.
November 2007 Despite the insurance industry’s and CMS’ insistence that Medicare Advantage plans are a good value for all beneficiaries, significant “gaps” created by the cost-sharing imposed by Medicare Advantage plans have led to the emergence of a new insurance product aimed at “filling” those gaps.
September 2007 This report posits that people with Medicare would be better
able to make informed decisions about their coverage options and be more likely
to receive protection against high out-of-pocket spending on health care if
Medicare private health plans — so-called Medicare Advantage
plans — were limited to finite number of standardized benefit packages.
SPECIAL REPORT
Comparing one Long-Term Care Insurance Policy with another is a challenge, even for professionals, and little objective guidance is available to consumers. In this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper, Bonnie Burns of California Health Advocates looks at the myriad decisions facing consumers considering the purchase of Long-Term Care Insurance (LTCI), and makes recommendations designed to ease the process. Read the report…
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