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                                                                                             CareFirst BlueCross
                          Plan Name                                          Johns Hopkins       BlueShield
                                        Medigap Plan G    Medigap Plan N     Advantage MD      Advantage Core
                                                                              Plan (HMO)         Plan (HMO)
                  Toll-Free Number
          QuaSection Heading             How do these plans compare?
          lity ratings from
             Can you continue to see                                          Three of your      Two of your
                  your physician(s)?         Yes                Yes          doctors are not   doctors are not
                                                                            listed in network  listed in network
           Do you need referrals to

                     see specialists?         No                No                Yes               Yes
                                      Medicare does not  Medicare does not
           Medicare's quality rating     rate Medigap      rate Medigap     3.5 out of 5 stars  Plan too new to be
                                                                                                 measured
                                            policies          policies

                                       Excellent. It does   Excellent. It does
              How good is the plan's  not have an out-of- not have an out-of-  Poor for HMO.   Poor for HMO.
             catastrophic coverage?      pocket limit,      pocket limit,   $7,550 for network  $7,550 for network
                                                                                services.
                                                                                                  services.
                                            though            though
                                                                           $310 a day for days  $350 a day for days
           How much does a hospital                                          1-5 in network    1-5 in network
                          stay cost?          $0                $0           hospital; $0 for   hospital; $0 for
                                                                               days 6-90.        days 6-90.
                               Benefits for services not covered by Medicare

                                                                           $15 for oral exam;   $30 co-pays for
                                                                              $15 for teeth    oral exam, teeth
                 Routine dental care     Not covered        Not covered
                                                                           cleaning; $25 for x-  cleaning, and x-
                                                                                  rays              rays
                                                                           No-cost eye exam,  $20 for routine eye
                  Routine vision care    Not covered        Not covered      glasses and/or   exam and eyeglass
                                                                                contacts           lenses

                                                                             $50 co-pay for    $40 co-pay for
                   Hearing benefits      Not covered        Not covered
                                                                              hearing exam      hearing exam

                                          After $250        After $250
                      Foreign travel  deductible, 80% of  deductible, 80% of   Not covered     Some coverage
                        emergencies     costs ($50,000     costs ($50,000
                                         lifetime limit)   lifetime limit)



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