Columbus, Ohio residents can enroll in any one of the 86 affordable Medicare health plans offered. Of the 18 insurance companies that offer Medicare health plans in Columbus, Humana, Anthem BCBS, and Aetna have the highest number of plans to choose from. The least expensive Medicare health plan that includes prescription drug coverage is the Aetna Medicare Premier (HMO) plan from Aetna. The monthly cost of this plan is $0.00.
There are 24 Medicare plans available in Columbus that have no monthly costs, and 42% of the 86 Medicare plans offered have a monthly cost of under $20.00. You can enroll in one of the 30 prescription drugs only health plans or, for a more comprehensive option, choose one of the 46 Medicare plans that include drug coverage.
Living on a fixed income will not be a problem as Aetna, Anthem BCBS, and Humana all offer plans at no cost to you. With 9 plans that offer health and drug coverage and 3 drug coverage only plans, Humana has the largest selection of Medicare plans for residents of Columbus, OH. Is Preventative Care one of your priorities? CMS has given Aetna 4 out of 5 stars in the “Improving or maintaining physical health” category.
Need a doctor? Selection will not be a problem, since 138 doctors within 5 miles of the Columbus city center (zip code 43226) accept Medicare. In Columbus, Aetna is the insurance carrier with the largest network of practitioners with 85 doctors to choose from. Humana comes in second with 80 and Cigna is third with 80 doctors that accept Medicare. Medicare enrollees that need to see a specialist in Columbus are in luck, as the city has 40 doctors specializing in internal medicine, 18 family medicine specialists, and 12 dentists who accept Medicare health plans.