Humana GA | new Medicare plans for 2010

Humana Inc. (including Humana Georgia) will offer many new Medicare plans in 2010, providing Georgia and Atlanta residents "a wide variety of choices, including Medicare Advantage (MA) plans that feature affordable monthly premiums while offering health-and-wellness benefits and cost savings compared to what’s available through Original Medicare".

The Medicare enrollment period in Georgia began Sunday, November 15, 2009, for plans that take effect as soon as January 1, 2010.

“Some people in Georgia are most concerned with getting the lowest premium possible, while others in Georgia want the richest benefits available in a Medicare plan. At Humana GA, we have products across this spectrum – which is an important reason why Humana GA plans have proven so popular with seniors,” said Tom Liston, senior vice president of senior products at Humana.

“Although the cost of health care services in Georgia and nationally has continued to outpace the overall inflation rate in 2009, Humana has worked to keep our premiums and other plan-related costs affordable for 2010. Once again, seniors in Georgia will have access to comprehensive benefits, including many features they can’t get through Original Medicare.”

Humana, the nation’s second largest administrator of MA medical plans and Medicare prescription-drug plans (PDPs), will continue to offer MA plans that feature benefits not available to people enrolled in Original Medicare – "at a cost that, in many cases, is lower than Original Medicare".