HealthMetrix Research Selects 2012 Medicare Advantage Plans for Best Overall Benefit Value

HealthMetrix Research Selects 2012 Medicare Advantage Plans for Best Overall Benefit Value

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Medicare Advantage plans in 85 cities will be recognized for best overall value in the design of their 2012 medical and Part D prescription drug benefits for seniors. The 2012 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 estimated annual 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 2012 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 2012 enrollment season."

The award criteria were based on 2012 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, home health visits, prevention care, prescriptions). HealthMetrix Research cost-sharing comparisons for 2012 are available at www.MedicareNewsWatch.com. HealthMetrix Research neither recommends nor endorses specific Medicare plans.

Contact: Alan Mittermaier, President - HealthMetrix Research Inc.
614-236-8345

2012 Senior Choice Gold Award Recipients
East
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Albany WellCare
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Atlanta WellCare
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Baltimore Kaiser Permanente
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Boston-Worcester Fallon Community Health Plan
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Bradenton Preferred Care Partners
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Buffalo WellCare
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Charleston Southeast Community Care
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Fort Lauderdale Preferred Care Partners
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Fort Myers Universal Health Care
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Harrisburg Keystone Health Plan Central
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Hartford Anthem
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Jacksonville Universal Health Care
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Lakeland Preferred Care Partners
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Miami Coventry Health Care
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Naples Universal Health Care
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New Jersey (Bergen, Essex,
Hudson, Healthfirst
Middlesex, Passaic, Union) -----------
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New York City (Bronx, Kings,
Manhattan, Liberty Health Advantage
Nassau, Queens, Staten Island)
(Rockland, Suffolk) WellCare
(Westchester) Touchstone Health
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Ocala Preferred Care Partners
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Orlando Preferred Care Partners
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Pensacola Freedom Health
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Philadelphia HealthAmerica
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Pittsburgh HealthAmerica
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Portland, ME Universal American
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Richmond Humana
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Rochester WellCare
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Savannah WellCare
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Sarasota Universal Health Care
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Syracuse Touchstone Health
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Tallahassee Universal Health Care
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Tampa-St. Petersburg Preferred Care Partners
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Virginia Beach-Roanoke Southeast Community Care
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Washington DC Kaiser Permanente
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West Palm Beach Universal Health Care
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Midwest
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Akron-Canton WellCare
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Baton Rouge Vantage Health Plan
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Birmingham Windsor Health Group
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Chicago WellCare
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Cincinnati WellCare
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Cleveland WellCare
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Columbus WellCare
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Des Moines Coventry Health Care
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Detroit HealthPlus
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Fort Wayne Humana
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Grand Rapids Priority Health
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Indianapolis Advantage Health Solutions
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Jackson, MS Humana
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Kansas City Coventry Health Care
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Lansing Priority Health
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Little Rock Windsor Health Group
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Louisville Humana
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Memphis Windsor Health Group
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Milwaukee Anthem
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Minneapolis-St. Paul UCare
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Mobile Humana
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Montgomery HealthSpring
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Nashville Amerigroup
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New Orleans WellCare
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Omaha Coventry Health Care
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St. Louis WellCare
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Toledo WellCare
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Wichita Coventry Health Care
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West
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Albuquerque-Santa Fe Humana
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Austin Humana
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Bakersfield Health Net
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Beaumont TexanPlus HMO
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Colorado Springs Kaiser Permanente
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Corpus Christi Humana
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Dallas WellCare
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Denver Kaiser Permanente
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El Paso Texas Community Care
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Honolulu WellCare
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Las Vegas CareMore Health Plan
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Los Angeles (Los Angeles,
Orange) Central Health Medicare Plan
(Riverside, San Bernardino) Care1st
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--------- Kaiser Permanente
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Modesto Care1st
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Oakland Kaiser Permanente
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Oklahoma City Generations Healthcare HMO
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Phoenix CareMore Health Plan
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Portland Humana
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Sacramento Molina Healthcare
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San Diego Care1st
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San Francisco SCAN
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San Jose Care1st
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Seattle Community Health Plan
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Spokane Spokane Community Care
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Tucson CareMore Health Plan
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Tulsa United Healthcare
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SOURCE HealthMetrix Research Inc.

HealthMetrix Research Inc.

Web Site: http://www.MedicareNewsWatch.com

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