The 2020 Benchmark Premium $36.55, BENCHMARK plans are “basic” plans with premiums below this “benchmark” set each year by CMS. All benchmark plans are free for people with Extra Help – including those with Medicaid or Medicare Savings Program. Anyone with Extra Help is randomly assigned to benchmark plans if they don’t select any plan.

Medicare Advantage Plans offered in Queens in 2019. Compare 2019 plans with 2018 plans offered by same companies - showing changes in premiums, deductibles, out of pocket costs (MOOP), and identifies plans that closed.

Charts including all of NYS counties available here https://www.dropbox.com/s/fxynnpy5ih3exxl/2019%20NYS%20MAPD%20Plans.xls?dl=0. For other states can be downloaded here https://https//www.cms.gov/Medicare/Prescription-Drug-Coverage/PrescriptionDrugCovGenIn/Downloads/2019-SNP-Landscape-Source-Files-v-09-20-18.zip.

List extracted from https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Prescription-Drug-Coverage/PrescriptionDrugCovGenIn/Downloads/2019-PDP-Landscape-Source-Files-v-09-20-18.zip

Shows which plans are free for people with Extra Help (Medicaid, Medicare Savings Program, or other Extra Help)

2018 New York Medicare Advantage Plans. Includes MA-PDs, which are Medicare Advantage Plans that include the Part D prescription drug benefit. List can be sorted by county. NOTE: Second tab shows for QUEENS County only the changes from 2017 for premium, deductible and MOOP - Maximum Out of Pocket Costs.

All New York State Medicare Advantage Plans

2018 Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans

Medicare Part D prescription drug plans which are free for all those with Extra Help

Mailing from New York Medicaid Choice to MLTC Members in FIDA Demo Area (New York City and Nassau County) explaining FIDA program. May be confusing to members who previously opted out of FIDA.

Extends FIDA demo extra 2 years through Dec. 31, 2019

Describes procedures for how members in those 3 plans not renewing contracts will be transitioned to other FIDA plans or may choose Original Medicare and MLTC.