Anthem Launches Zero-Premium Medicare Advantage Plans for Sacramento, Yolo Counties

Last week, Anthem Blue Cross launched two zero-premium Medicare Advantage plans that are available to consumers in Sacramento and Yolo counties. The plans include access to providers with Mercy and Hill Physicians Medical Group. The plans have no copays for dental, hearing or vision benefits and also includes access to a fitness program. Margaret Reilly, program manager for the Sacramento-based Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program, said that while the plans will be less expensive in the short-term, "[y]ou're going to pay for it anyway in deductibles and copayments." Sacramento Business Journal.

• "Medicare Market Heats Up: Anthem Launches a Zero-Premium Plan" (Robertson, Sacramento Business Journal, 11/9).