2008 Medicare Part D National Stand-alone Prescription Drug Plans
Publish On 2007-09-28 , 10:45 AM
Who will be offering 2008 Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (PDPs) on a national basis?
The list below was released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and shows the company's parent name and the name used by the company when offering their prescription drug plans (PDPs).
From CMS:
2008 Medicare Part D National Stand-alone Prescription Drug Plans Data as of September 11, 2007. Employer sponsored plans (800 series) are excluded. National is defined as plans offered in all 50 states plus Washington, D.C.
| Parent Company |
Contract Marketing Name(s) |
| Aetna Inc. |
Aetna Medicare |
| CIGNA |
CIGNA Medicare Rx |
| Coventry Health Care Inc. |
Coventry AdvantraRx, First Health Part D |
| CVS-Caremark |
SilverScript Insurance Company |
| ENVISIONRX PLUS INC |
EnvisionRx Plus |
| Health Net, Inc. |
Health Net |
| Humana Inc. |
Humana Insurance Company |
| Longs Drug Stores Corporation |
RxAmerica |
| Medco Health Solutions, Inc. |
Medco Medicare Prescription Drug Plan
|
| Member Health Inc. |
MEMBERHEALTH |
| NewQuest Health Solutions LLC |
HealthSpring Prescription Drug Plan |
| Sterling Insurance Group^ |
Sterling Life Insurance Company |
| Torchmark Group |
United American Insurance Company, First United American Life Insurance Company |
United HealthCare Group, Inc.
|
UnitedHealthcare |
Universal American Financial Corp.^
|
Pennsylvania Life Insurance Company, American Progressive Life & Health Ins Co of NY
|
| WellCare Health Plans, Inc. |
WellCare |
| Wellpoint, Inc.* |
Blue MedicareRX, UniCare |
* Indicates Low Income Subsidy (LIS) plans offered nationally. ^ Indicates is a national plan sponsor for the first time in 2008.
(source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
How does this list of 2008 Medicar Part D prescription drug plan providers compare to 2007?
Which companies are now offering their 2008 PDPs nationally?
- Sterling Insurance Group - Sterling Life Insurance Company
- Universal American Financial Corporation - Pennsylvania Life Insurance Company, American Progressive Life & Health Ins Co of NY
Which companies will no longer offer a national PDP in 2008?
- Express Scripts, Inc. - SAMAscript
- NMHC SYSTEMS, INC - NMHC Group Solutions
2007 Medicare Part D National Stand-alone Prescription Drug Plans Includes all contracts/plans regardless of 2007 approval status. Employer sponsored plans (800 series) are excluded.
Parent Company
|
Contract Marketing Name(s)
|
| Aetna Inc.^ |
Aetna Medicare
|
| Caremark^ |
SilverScript Insurance Company
|
| CIGNA^ |
CIGNA Medicare Rx
|
| Coventry Health Care Inc.^ |
Coventry AdvantraRx, First Health Part D
|
ENVISIONRX PLUS INC
|
EnvisionRx Plus
|
| Express Scripts, Inc. |
SAMAscript |
Health Net, Inc.
|
Health Net
|
| Humana Inc.* |
Humana Insurance Company
|
Longs Drug Stores Corporation
|
RxAmerica
|
| Medco Health Solutions, Inc.^ |
Medco YOURx PLAN |
| Member Health Inc.^ |
MEMBERHEALTH
|
NewQuest Health Solutions LLC
|
HealthSpring Prescription Drug Plan
|
| NMHC SYSTEMS, INC |
NMHC Group Solutions |
Torchmark Group
|
First United American Life Insurance Company; United American Insurance Company
|
| UHC - Pacificare*^ |
UnitedHealthcare
|
| WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*^ |
WellCare
|
| Wellpoint, Inc.^ |
UniCare; Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Colorado, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nevada, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wisconsin, Blue Cross of California
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* Indicates Low Income Subsidy (LIS) plans offered nationally. ^ Indicates was a national plan sponsor in 2006. (source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
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