Dual Medicare and Medicaid coverage can give you extra benefits and better value

Older couple on couch looking at a tablet

If you have both Medicare and Medicaid, you may be eligible for extra benefits. Kaiser Permanente Dual Complete or Dual Essential (HMO D-SNP) Plans let you keep your Medicaid benefits and get more benefits than Original Medicare.

Medicare Card and health first
With our Kaiser Permanente Dual Complete or Dual Essential Plans, you can choose any available Kaiser Permanente doctor and rest easy knowing you’ll get high-quality care.

Plus, getting started is easy. We’re here to help you understand your options, and whenever you’re ready, you can speak with a Kaiser Permanente Medicare specialist 7 days a week, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., 1-855-832-0353 (TTY 711) or you can enroll online.

What benefits are included?

With a Kaiser Permanente Dual Complete or Dual Essential Plans, you’ll get many extra benefits, including:

 Coverage you may have today
 

Kaiser Permanente Dual Complete or Dual Essential Plans
 

Medicaid

included

included

Medicare Parts A & B

included

included

Hospital, doctor & outpatient visits

included

included

Part D prescription drug coverage
 
included
 
included
 
  • $0 copays for primary care, specialty care, labs, X-rays, and more
  • $0 monthly premium and annual medical deductible [see footnote 1]
     
included

included
 
$0 copays for covered dental services
 
included [see footnote 2]
 
included [see footnote 2]
 
$500 eyewear allowance every year
 
  
Eyewear allowance every year
 
not included

included
 
Non-emergency transportation
 
not included
 
included
 
Hearing aid allowance

not included
 
included
 
Over-the-counter benefit

not included
 
included
 
Fitness center memberships

not included
 
included
 
Personal care coordinator
 
not included
 
included
 

Am I eligible to enroll?

You may be eligible to enroll in our Kaiser Permanente Dual Complete or Dual Essential Plans if you have both Medicare and Medicaid and live in the Denver Metro or Pueblo County, Colorado areas.

You can enroll during the annual enrollment period from October 15 through December 7, or any other time if you have a qualifying life event such as being new to the area, recently lost coverage, or have had a change in your dual-eligible or LIS (Low Income Subsidy) status.

How do I enroll?

There are many easy ways to enroll:

Note: You must meet all Medicare health plan enrollment requirements.

Senior on laptop

Learn more about Medicare

Footnotes

  1. If you’re eligible for Medicare cost-sharing assistance under Medicaid, you pay $0. Continue at [1] annual medical deductible.
  2. Dental benefits through Medicaid are only provided to members with full Medicaid benefits. Dental benefits through Kaiser Permanente are provided by Delta Dental PPO networks. Continue at [2] $0 copays for covered dental services