UniCare Launches Iowa Medicare FFS Plan

NU Online News Service, March 18, 2004, 2:10 p.m. EST – UniCare Life & Health Insurance Company, Newbury Park, Calif., is offering a private Medicare fee-for-service plan in 60 Iowa counties.[@@]

The new SecurityChoice plan, which is the fee-for-service equivalent of a Medicare managed care plan, provides a generic prescription drug benefit along with coverage for hospital services, physician services, emergency room visits and diagnostic testing.

The co-payment for an office visit is $10, and the co-payment for a prescription is $12 for a 30-day supply from an in-network pharmacy.