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Blue Cross Medicare Options

You have a choice when it comes to your Medicare health coverage through Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico. You can choose from our Medicare Advantage plans, Medicare prescription drug plans, Medicare prescription drug plans, and Medicare Supplement Insurance Plans.

Part vs. Plan

When you’re learning about Medicare, you may see a lot about "Parts" and "Plans". For instance, you may read about Part A or Plan A. The two are different, but they are easy to separate. Here’s what you need to remember:

PARTS

Medicare is made up of parts.


Medicare Parts cover specific benefits, like hospital or doctor visits, medications, and more. Most people have Part A and Part B. Some people may have Part C, a Medicare Advantage plan that combines Part A and Part B with additional benefits. Other people have Part D.

PLANS

Medicare Supplement Insurance is made up of plans.


Medicare Supplement Insurance Plans cover certain costs that the Medicare parts do not. Different Medicare Supplement Insurance Plans cover different types of costs. 

Medicare also has plans that are not identified by letters. These plans include Blue Cross MedicareRx and Blue Cross Medicare Advantage. Blue Cross MedicareRx offers Basic, Value and Choice plans. Blue Cross Medicare Advantage offers HMO and PPO plans.

Blue Cross Medicare Advantage Plans

Blue Cross Medicare Advantage plans offer all-in-one options that cover medical and prescription drugs.

Hospital, Medical, and Prescription Drug Coverage

Combines what’s covered by Part A and Part B, and add benefits 

It will provide:

  • Medicare Part A (hospital insurance) coverage
  • Medicare Part B (medical insurance) coverage
  • Limits your out-of-pocket costs

Most include:

  • Medicare Part D (prescription drug) coverage
  • Extra coverage, such as dental, hearing and/or vision services, and health and wellness programs

Blue Cross MedicareRx

Blue Cross MedicareRx help you cover your outpatient prescription drug costs.

Prescription Drug Coverage

Help cover costs of prescription drugs with copays or coinsurance 

Partially Covers:

  • Prescription drugs

Blue Medicare Supplement Insurance Plans

Medicare Supplement Insurance Plans offer simple options that help you pay some costs not covered by Original Medicare.

Medicare Supplement Insurance Plans

Help with costs that Medicare Part A and Part B do not cover 

Help to pay for:

  • Coinsurance
  • Copays
  • Deductibles

Important: If you enroll in a Blue Cross Medicare Advantage plan, you cannot also enroll in a Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan.

Help Me Choose a Plan

Already a BCBSNM member? If you are age 64 or older, use the Help Me Choose tool to find the plan that's right for you.

Not a BCBSNM member? If you’re not sure what plan you need, answer a few questions to help you decide.

Now that you’ve picked a plan, it’s time to enroll.

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Last Updated: Aug. 31, 2023