Utah Medicare Health Insurance Products by Plan Type

Medicare Products by Plan Type

Medicare Supplement membership by plan type. Commercial health insurers reported 53,783 members with Medicare Supplement in Utah during 2007. Commercial health insurers reported members in one of 14 Standardized Medicare Supplement plans, or in Pre-Standardized plans (plans in force prior to the Federal government standardizing the plans that can be offered).

The most commonly reported Medicare Supplement plan was Plan F with 42.7 percent of the membership. The next closest plans were Medicare Supplement Plan C, with 13.4 percent; Pre-Standardized Plans, with 10.7 percent; Medicare Supplement Plan J, with 8.3 percent; Medicare Supplement Plan D, with 8.1 percent; and Medicare Supplement Plan G, with 6.3 percent. All other plans had 2.5 percent of the membership or less, with three plans having less than 45 members.

Medicare Advantage membership by plan type. Commercial health insurers reported 47,509 members with Medicare Advantage (full Medicare replacement policies) in Utah during 2007. Medicare Advantage plans (which completely replace Medicare and bear the full risk of loss) come in one of five major plan types.

During 2007, most of the membership was covered under a Private Fee-for-Service plan, with 57.3 percent of the membership. Second most common was a Preferred Provider Organization plan, with 31.5 percent of the membership. Third most common was a Health Maintenance Organization plan, with 10.3 percent of the membership. None of the companies reported membership in plans with Medical Savings Accounts and there were only 417 members in Special Needs Plans (less than 1 percent).

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