Dual Medicare and Medi-Cal coverage can give you extra benefits and better value

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If you have both Medicare and Medi-Cal, you’re eligible for extra benefits. Kaiser Permanente Medicare Medi-Cal Dual Special Needs (D-SNP) plans let you keep your Medi-Cal benefits and get more benefits than Original Medicare.
With our Medicare Medi-Cal health plan, 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 Medicare Medi-Cal plan, you’ll get many extra benefits, including:

  Coverage you may have today

Kaiser Permanente Medicare Medicaid (Medi-Cal) D-SNP plan

Medi-Cal included included
Medicare Parts A & B included included
Hospital, doctor & outpatient visits included included
Part D prescription drug coverage included included
$0 copays [see footnote 1] for your:
  • Monthly premium & annual medical deductible
  • Primary, specialty & urgent care
  • Telehealth visits
  included
$0 copays for covered dental services [see footnote 2]   included
$350 eyewear allowance every year   included
Fitness center memberships   included
$140–$250 over-the-counter benefit limit every quarter for health-and-wellness products [see footnote 3]   included
Personal care coordinator   included

Am I eligible to enroll?

You can enroll in our Medicare Medi-Cal plan if you have both Medicare and Medi-Cal and live in California.

How do I enroll?

There’s no deadline, so you can enroll year-round. And there are many easy ways to enroll:

Learn more about Medicare

Footnotes

  1. If you’re eligible for Medicare cost-sharing assistance under Medi-Cal, you pay $0. Continue at [1] $0 copays
  2. Dental benefits provided by DeltaCare® USA Dental HMO program in California. Disclaimer: For information on Medi-Cal dental coverage, call 1-800-322-6384 (TTY 1-800-735-2922). You may also visit the website at dental.dhcs.ca.gov/. Continue at [2] covered dental services
  3. The over-the-counter benefit limit every quarter is $140 for Fresno, Kings, Madera, Sacramento, Santa Clara, and San Mateo counties. For all other counties, the benefit limit is $250 every quarter. Continue at [3] over-the-counter benefit