Interested in a plan that is designed to address your health care needs?

Then It's Time to Get Elderplan.

For more than 23 years, people like you have relied on Elderplan for a comprehensive, money-saving Medicare plan—coverage designed to help you get the best possible health care.

Now we're changing to serve you even better. In an effort to accommodate the rapidly changing needs of Medicare-eligible people in the Greater Metropolitan New York area, we’ve created a new plan for 2009. Metropolitan Health Options is designed especially for people who want more freedom in their health plan.

This new addition to our rich list of plans means that Elderplan has options tailored to fit the requirements of Medicare-eligibles at every level of health. Take a look at each of our plans. You’ll find all the benefits you've come to expect from Elderplan—and more.

                              2010 Plan Highlights

2009 Plan Highlights

Elderplan Classic⁸:

• $0 monthly premium
• $0 to see your regular network doctor
• $25 preferred brand name drugs with coverage up to $4,000^3,4
• Unlimited $0 generic prescriptions

Elderplan Extra:

• $0 monthly plan premium
• Low prescription co-payments
• $40 reduction in your Part B premium every month²
• Routine physicals and immunizations

Elderplan Access⁹:

• $0 visits to your regular network doctor
• $0 monthly premium for you
• Unlimited brand name drugs³
• Unlimited generic drugs³

Elderplan Advantage¹⁰:

• Coverage designed for individuals living in a skilled nursing facility¹⁰
• A personal clinical team dedicated to coordinating your (or your loved one's) care in the nursing home
• Complete coordinated care
• Treatment for some medical issues at your residence

Metropolitan Health Options (PPO)¹¹:

Our newest plan offers you:

• The freedom to choose any Medicare doctor or hospital knowing your cost sharing may be higher if you use out-of-network providers
• A rich package of valuable benefits
• More cost-saving benefits than original Medicare

Explore the site and see for yourself why Elderplan is Still the One! Visit the About Elderplan section and discover how we can help you get the most out of your Medicare coverage. Get all the details on our new plans. Learn more about what we offer our members. And find out how you can get involved.

Then, when you're ready to become a member, you can choose from one of our three new enrollment options:

• Enroll online.
• Call a benefits counselor at 1-866-360-1934,
  8 a.m.–8 p.m., 7 days a week (TTY for the hearing impaired 1-800-662-1220) to make an appointment for a home visit.
• Or enroll right over the phone.

Elderplan is a Medicare Advantage organization with a Medicare contract. Anyone entitled to Medicare Parts A and B, living in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island or the Bronx, may apply.^{9, 10} Enrolled members must continue to pay their Medicare premiums if not otherwise paid for under Medicaid.