What Do We Know About Medicare Advantage?

Medicare Conference Call
Wednesday, July 20

3:00 PM Eastern Time

HAP Resources

1. Ten Important Medicare Managed Care Concepts
2. Types of Medicare Advantage Plans

Other Medicare Advantage Resources

1. CMS Resources
   1. Medicare Personal Plan Finder 2005 (Provides information on Medicare Advantage plans in a specified geographic area.)
   2. Establishing Regional Medicare PPOs and PDPs Under the Medicare Modernization Act
2. Medicare Advantage Fact Sheet, Kaiser Family Foundation, April, 2005
3. KFF Health Plan Tracker
4. Center for Medicare Advocacy
5. MedPAC June 2004 Report to Congress Data Book, Section 12, June 2004
6. Early Effects of the Medicare Modernization Act (AARP)

SHIP Web-based Information

1. Washington SHIBA 
2. Connecticut CHOICES Program /Center for Medicare Advocacy