Colorado Access' New Medicare Advantage Plan

Plan's Benefits Exceed Standard Medicare Coverage

Colorado Access, the state's largest managed care organization for Medicaid and Child Health Plan Plus, received approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to market Access Advantage, a Medicare health plan for Denver-metro area residents who have both Medicare and Medicaid. The plan is available to people who live in Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties.

"I'm pleased to be able to offer a Medicare choice for Denver-area residents who have both Medicare and Medicaid," said Colorado Access President and CEO Don Hall. "They can now choose Access Advantage, a health plan that gives them more dental, vision and hearing benefits. We also have employees dedicated to helping them figure out the complex Medicare system and assist in developing linkages to vital community resources like food and affordable housing."

The extra Access Advantage benefits are:

• Extra coverage for dental care from Delta Dental Plan of Colorado
• Extra coverage for a hearing aid
• Extra coverage for eyeglasses
• No co-pays or deductibles
• "Personal Resource Coordinators" to help members link to community resources and understand Medicare

Founded in 1994, Colorado Access is a private, nonprofit health plan serving the medical and behavioral health needs of the medically underserved. Colorado Access serves more than 190,000 members. Colorado Access operates five lines of business: Access Advantage, Access Health Plan, Child Health Plan Plus, Access Behavioral Care and Access Correctional Care. The company is sponsored by The Children's Hospital, Colorado Community Managed Care Network and University of Colorado Hospital/University Physicians, Inc.