Medicare Chronic Condition Special Needs Plans

Medicare is the federally administered health care program for the elderly and disabled of the United States. The elderly and disabled populations are often riddled with many chronic diseases and conditions. These conditions can typically become very costly on a normal Medicare plan. Medicare private health plans, also known as Medicare Advantage plans, offer Special Needs Plans (SNPs), which specifically cater to those with chronic diseases by designing plans to offer them the care they need in a more cost-effective manner.

BlueCross BlueShield

• Blue Cross Blue Shield offers several special needs plans throughout the country through their affiliate programs such as their Blue Advantage Special Needs Plan through the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, the True Blue Special Needs Plan from the Blue Cross of Idaho, CareBlue from the Blue Cross of Minnesota and more.

Care Improvement Plus

• Care Improvement Plus offers specialized Medicare Advantage plans specifically for those who require special needs plans. Their Chronic Care SNP offers the baseline traditional Medicare benefits and additional services such as transportation to and from covered services, preventive services and 24-hour access to a nurse hotline. Care Improvement Plus is available in Arkansas, Missouri, Georgia, South Carolina, Texas and Maryland.

Evercare Health Plan for People with Long Term Illnesses

• This SNP is designed with those with specific long-term illnesses in mind, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and congestive heart failure. Evercare offers many additional benefits to traditional Medicare but also has programs designed for those with these chronic diseases to help maximize their health. Evercare's long-term illness SNP is available in 26 states from coast to coast.

Freedom Health Special Needs Plans

• Freedom Health offers special needs plans to one of the largest lists of chronic diseases in addition to the more common diseases such as diabetes, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic lung disorders, peripheral vascular disease, chronic venous thromboembolic disorder and more. Freedom Health also offers enrollees access to case management services.

Humana Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan

• Humana, a leading name in Medicare Advantage plans, offers a diabetes special needs plan in the state of Florida. This plan is optimized to give the quality care to those with diabetes.

SecureHorizons MedicareComplete Special Needs Plan

• SecureHorizons offers Alabama residents a special needs plan for those who have been diagnosed with cardiovascular disease, chronic heart failure or diabetes. SecureHorizons' benefits go above and beyond traditional Medicare to include extra benefits and also offer care management tailored to the specific chronic disease.