El Paso, Texas residents can enroll in any one of the 75 affordable Medicare health plans offered. In El Paso, the insurance carriers that offer the most Medicare health plans to choose from are Humana, UnitedHealthcare, and WellCare. In total, there are 23 insurance companies providing comprehensive Medicare plans. The highest rated prescription drug only plan (Part D) in El Paso is the WellCare Classic (PDP) Prescription Drug plan from WellCare, at a monthly cost of $19.50.
Eligible applicants can select from 31 Medicare plans that have no monthly premiums, while 44% of the 75 enrollment options available in El Paso cost less than $10.00 a month. For those who have regular prescriptions, you can enroll in one of the 35 prescription drugs only health plans or choose one of the 32 Medicare plans that include drug coverage.
Living on a fixed income will not be a problem as Aetna, Amerigroup, and Amerigroup Insurance Company all offer plans at no cost to you. The carrier with the largest selection of Medicare plans in El Paso, TX is Humana, which offers 5 plans with health and drug coverage and 3 drug coverage only plans. Can’t decide on which company to go with? You can’t go wrong with UnitedHealthcare as they have the highest CMS rating (4 of 5) for Plan Responsiveness and Care.
Medicare is accepted by 350 doctors within 5 miles of the El Paso city center (zip code 79905), so selecting a practitioner close to home won’t be a problem. In El Paso, Aetna is the insurance carrier with the largest network of practitioners with 205 doctors to choose from. Cigna comes in second with 203 and BlueCross BlueShield of Texas is third with 200 doctors that accept Medicare. Medicare enrollees that need to see a specialist in El Paso are in luck, as the city has 70 doctors specializing in internal medicine, 37 pediatrics specialists, and 28 family medicine specialists who accept Medicare health plans.