Best Medicare Insurance Plans Los Angeles
Compare Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, and Part D options for Los Angeles residents
Find the Best Medicare Insurance Plans Los Angeles
Let's be honest. Medicare is a great benefit enjoyed by millions.
But, it is enormously complicated. Picking the best Medicare plan is no simple matter. Reading one webpage (or even a dozen) won't guarantee you won't make a mistake.
There's good and bad news. The bad news: every year millions of Americans realize they don't have the best coverage. Good news for them (and you), switching plans may be possible. Not always; but many times.
The Association does NOT sell insurance. So, what can we do to help you?
First, we can provide as much helpful information on this website as possible.
Second, we believe speaking with a Medicare insurance agent in Los Angeles can really be beneficial. At the very least, hear what they have to say. There's no cost and no obligation.
Los Angeles Plan Options
How great to have so many options. You can have Original Medicare (Medicare Part A & B). Or, you may get Medicare Advantage (Medicare Part C). These are typically the plans you see advertised on TV. The third option is Original Medicare with a Medicare Supplement plan (Medigap).
The options are all very different. They each have pros and cons. Which is why we so strongly believe it pays to speak with an independent Medicare agent (ideally one who understands and can share all the pros and cons).
Medicare Advantage – Los Angeles
There are over 70 Medicare Advantage plan options available across Los Angeles County.
You have 3 different plan types to choose from: HMO, PPO, HMO-POS and possibly SNP plans (for those on Medi-Cal or with serious health issues).
- Some have $0 monthly premium cost. Others charge as much as $90 per month.
- With some plans, the maximum out-of-pocket you'll pay is $800 to $1,000. Other plans can have maximum out-of-pocket costs of $7,500 per year.
- Some plans have earned as few as 2½ stars from Medicare. Others have earned 4 stars. The star rating system is enormously important — it tells you what other plan participants think about the plan. Do not overlook this factor when selecting coverage.
Major carriers offering Medicare Advantage in Los Angeles County include:
- AARP (UnitedHealthcare) — 6 different Medicare Advantage plans available
- Aetna (CVS) — 5 plans
- Anthem (Blue Cross) — 7 plans to compare
- Blue Shield — 7 plans to compare
- Humana, Kaiser, Wellcare, and SCAN also offer plans in Los Angeles
Medicare Supplement – Los Angeles
Some 14 million Americans have Medicare Supplement coverage. It's often called Medigap because it fills in the gaps left in Original Medicare.
For Los Angeles, there are a variety of plan options. They have letters, like Plan G or Plan N. These are the two most popular with folks turning age 65.
They are offered by insurers including Blue Shield, AARP UnitedHealthcare, Anthem Blue Cross, Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, Humana, and a few others.
Here's what few people know. While all Medigap Plan Gs are basically identical, each insurance company decides how much they want to charge.
As of August 2022, a woman turning age 65 could buy a Medigap Plan G for as little as $143 per month. If sold coverage from a different insurance company, she could pay as much as $243 a month — a $1,200 per year difference for basically identical coverage.
Find the Best Medicare Insurance Plans Los Angeles
With so many choices, you will definitely need to do your homework. Considering the importance of this decision, it is definitely worth an hour or two.
The Association's directory is a great resource to check out. You can see the listing of Los Angeles Medicare agents WITHOUT sharing any of your personal information. Simply enter your Zip Code.