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Plans that appear to meet your criteria


                         These four Advantage plans are compared on this page and the following pages.

                                        Community Blue
                           Plan Name     Medicare PPO      Advantra Silver   Humana Value Plus   Aetna Medicare
                                                                                                 Gold PPO Plan
                                         Signature Plan       PPO Plan           PPO Plan

                   Toll-Free Number      (844) 785-1787    (855) 338-9566     (800) 833-2364    (855) 338-7027
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          lity ratings from


              Can you continue to see    Yes, but one or   Yes. Both are listed   Dr. Colangelo is   Yes. Both are listed
                                                                                                  in this plan's
                   your physician(s)?   both may not be in   in this plan's   listed and Dr. Rygg   network, but verify
                                                                              is not, but verify
                                       the plan's network network, but verify


              How large is the plan's  More than 9,000    More than 20,000  More than 20,000  More than 20,000
                   provider network?        providers         providers          providers         providers


            Do you need referrals to
                      see specialists?         No                No                 No                No


           What is the potential cost   $275 a day for days   $335 per stay in a   $600 a day for days

                   of a hospital stay?  1-5; no additional   network hospital  1-3; nothing      $300 per stay
                                        cost for days 6-90                      thereafter


                                                                             $6,700 in network  $4,500 in network
               How good is the plan's                                       and $10,000 in-and- and $7,500 in-and-
              catastrophic coverage?          Yes                             out of network     out of network
                                                                                combined           combined


                What are Medicare's
                ratings for this plan?   4 out of 5 stars   4 out of 5 stars  4 out of 5 stars   4 out of 5 stars

                               Benefits for services not covered by Medicare


              Routine dental care (in   Some coverage for                                         Better than
                            network)   dental exam and x-    Not covered      Some benefits      average dental
                                                                                                    benefits
                                              rays
               Routine vision care (in                    No cost eye exam
                            network)     Some benefits       in network       Some benefits      Some benefits


          Hearing exams and hearing                       Hearing exam $35    You pay 20% of     Some hearing
                    aids (in network)   Limited benefits     in network       cost of hearing       benefits
                                                                                  exam


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