Connecticut Medicare

If you are looking for some helpful information about the numerous Medicare plans available in Connecticut—you’re in the right place.

GoMedicare.com has information about Connecticut Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans. We can help consumers browse Medicare Advantage insurance companies in Connecticut and connect consumers with local, licensed agents. As a Connecticut resident, you can read the information, rules and regulations that pertain to you and your state.

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Connecticut Medicare Facts

In the United States, more than 44 million people are enrolled in a Medicare program. Around 20 percent of those Americans are enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan that administers Medicare benefits through private insurance companies. About a quarter of all Medicare recipients are enrolled in some form of extra prescription coverage from Medicare Part D.

Here are some recent Connecticut Medicare statistics:

• Over 540,000 residents are enrolled in Medicare altogether ( About 15 percent of Connecticut’s total population)
• More than 82,000 are enrolled in a Connecticut Medicare Advantage plan
• Over 550,000 individuals have Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage
• More than $4,200 is spent per total Connecticut Medicare enrolled residence
• More than $8,100 is spent per Connecticut Medicare enrollee

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Connecticut Medicare Assistance Programs

Various Connecticut Medicare Assistance programs exist to help enrollees who cannot afford to pay out- of-pocket costs for their health care. Connecticut Medicare assistance programs include Medicaid, which is a state funded program for low-income Medicare enrollees. ConnPACE, which is one of three Connecticut Medicare Savings programs, helps Medicaid qualified individuals to pay premiums and other out of pocket expenses.

In addition to these Connecticut Medicare assistance programs, a LIS, or Low Income Subsidy is also available to those who qualify for Medicaid but do not qualify for other help. Connecticut also offers the Connecticut Program for Health Insurance Assistance Outreach, Information & Referral Counseling and Eligibility Screening, or CHOICES program to help consumers obtain affordable health insurance coverage. This program provides Connecticut with various counseling services, among other assistance programs.

Connecticut Medicare Contact Information

For more information about Medicare in Connecticut or Medicare assistance plans, contact any one of the following resources:

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services,

7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore MD 21244-1850
1-800-Medicare

Connecticut Program for Health Insurance Assistance Outreach, Information & Referral Counseling and Eligibility Screening (CHOICES)

Department of Social Services,
Elderly Services Division
1-800-994-9422
860-424-5245

Department of Social Services

25 Sigourney Street
Hartford, CT 06106-5033
1-800-842-1508