The timing is right to compare medicare advantage plans for the upcoming 2011-2012 season. We have partnered with some of the best medicare advantage plans in the USA and showcased those medicare providers in our USA Medicare Directory. Just click on your State and get medicare quotes from one or more of the ten medicare plan providers listed. It’s really just that easy!
Quotes on Medicare Advantage Plans
Open Season Enrollment for Medicare Advantage Plans
If you are new to medicare you will want to enroll in medicare before you turn 65. Be sure to get a few quotes on different medicare plans to compare to the basic government medicare plan. The New 5-Star Special Enrollment Period for medicare which began December 8, 2011 give existing medicare members the option to change plans throughout the year. During the special enrollment period you can switch to a 5-star Medicare Advantage Plan at any time during the year. Once you have completed your medicare quotes online, ask your enrolling medicare insurance agent to go through the available plans to help you choose the best medicare plan for you.
- You can only join a 5-star Medicare Advantage Plan if one is available in your area.
- You can only use this special enrollment period to switch to a 5-star plan one time each year.
Medicare Advantage Plans the Good News
 You may have heard a lot about medicare advantage plans. It was just recently projected that the cost of medicare advatages plans will go down by 4%. Medicare Advantage provides a choice of private insurance plans that usually offer lower out-of-pocket costs than traditional Medicare. Its popularity has increased steadily and now about one-quarter of Medicare’s 48 million beneficiaries are signed up. Learn more at what are medicare advantage plans?
Comparing Other Medicare Plans
 Other options for Seniors to compare would be supplemental medicare and senior rx plans. A Medicare Supplement insurance plan helps cover the gaps in coverage that are left unpaid after Original Medicare pays its portion of your health care expenses. For this reason, these plans are often referred to as Medigap plans.
Medicare has contracted with several insurance companies, to offer prescription drug plans also known as PDP’s. These prescription plans replace the drug discount cards.Many medicare advantage providers include PDPs with their plans. You can compare all these medicare supplement,RX and Medicare Advantage Plans at the USA Medicare Directory.

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