SCAN Service Area Now Includes Counties in Northern and Southern California
(LONG BEACH, CA - October 1, 2009) — SCAN Health Plan today announced that it will offer Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MAPD) plans in eleven California counties in 2010. The MAPD plans, which include comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage, will be offered in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Ventura and Kern counties in Southern California and new for 2010 in the following Northern California counties: Contra Costa, San Francisco, Santa Clara and San Joaquin.
“We continue to be dedicated to offering seniors and others on Medicare the best possible value when it comes to benefits and services,” said David Schmidt, CEO of SCAN Health Plan. “In keeping with our not-for-profit mission, we’ve worked hard to develop outstanding benefit packages that address seniors’ concerns, wants and needs when it comes to their healthcare.”
All SCAN members will receive all of the basic healthcare benefits traditionally covered under Medicare, including doctor visits, hospital care, emergency/urgent care, skilled nursing facility care and more. In addition, SCAN benefits include annual routine physical exams and preventive screenings; eye exams; prescription drugs and access to SCAN OnCall™, a 24-hour nurse advice line.
Unlike most Medicare Advantage plans, SCAN has no commercial members, which allows it to dedicate 100 percent of its energy and programs toward serving older adults across the wide spectrum of aging. Its focus is to provide affordable and accessible quality healthcare to seniors and to continue to look for innovative ways to serve Medicare members’ healthcare needs. With its 110,000 members, SCAN is the third largest MAPD plan in California and the fourth largest not-for-profit MAPD plan in the nation.
The Medicare open enrollment period begins on November 15. Medicare beneficiaries interested in joining SCAN may call 800-915-7226 for more information. Benefit and enrollment information is also available at scanhealthplan.com.