HEALTH PLAN BENEFITS

Arkansas Medicare Health Plan Benefits

Care Improvement Plus is a Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MAPD) health plan that offers Arkansas Medicare beneficiaries a variety of Medicare health plans with complete healthcare coverage:

Medicare Part A (Hospital)
Medicare Part B (Medical)
Medicare Part D (Prescription Drug Coverage)

Additional services – well beyond what's provided by Original Medicare:
Care Improvement Plus has an Open Access Provider Network, with no referral requirements. You can go to any Medicare-approved provider that will accept payment from our plan.

In addition, Arkansas Medicare beneficiaries also get:

Vision benefits
Preventive dental coverage and denture benefits**
Transportation benefits
Podiatry care
Care Management services, including a 24/7 Nurse Hotline, care coordination and health education
Preventive healthcare
Emergency care
Durable medical equipment benefits
Social Service Coordinators program – to help members better manage out-of-pocket expenses for healthcare, prescription drugs, utility bills, and more. (With this program, members may be able to find assistance programs they qualify for, but didn't know about.)
Over–the–counter health benefit***
And more...

If you get extra help from Medicare to help pay for your Medicare prescription drug plan costs, your monthly plan premium will be lower than what it would be if you did not get extra help from Medicare. The amount of extra help you get will determine your total monthly plan premium as a member of our Plan.

Extra Help (Low Income Subsidy)

You may qualify for extra help paying your monthly drug plan premium and a portion of your prescription drug costs – and even prescription drug coverage through the coverage gap.

Extra help is provided by Medicare to pay prescription drug costs for people who meet specific income and resource limits. Resources include your savings and stocks, but not your home or car. If you qualify, you will get help paying for your Medicare drug plan’s monthly premium, yearly deductible, and prescription copayments. In most cases, if you get extra help, you won’t pay a premium. If you qualify for extra help, you won’t have a coverage gap either.

To see if you qualify, call: 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227), TTY/TDD users should call 1-877-486-2048, 24 hours a day/7 days a week; the Social Security Administration at 1-800-772-1213 between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm, Monday through Friday, TTY/TDD users should call 1-800-325-0778; or your State Medicaid Office.

Monthly Plan Premium if You Get Extra Help
Click here to find out what your monthly plan premium will be if you get extra help from Medicare.

Medicaid

Medicaid is a joint Federal and state government program that helps with medical costs for certain people with limited incomes and resources. Some people with Medicare are also eligible for Medicaid. Medicaid has programs that can help pay for your Medicare premiums and other costs, if you qualify. More information can be found in your Evidence of Coverage (Chapter 2, Section 6 – Medicaid).

Benefits At A Glance

These charts show some key benefits and costs of our Care Improvement Plus Medicare Advantage (MAPD) health plans.

Learn more about Care Improvement Plus
To find out which Care Improvement Plus Arkansas Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MAPD) health plan is right for a particular beneficiary, click here or review each plan's Evidence of Coverage (Chapter 4 – Medical benefits chart (what is covered and what you pay)) and/or Summary of Benefits (Section II – Summary of Benefits) below