SCAN Medicare Advantage Plans

SCAN Health Plan is a California based "Medicare Advantage" HMO. SCAN serves more than 100,000 seniors in seven Southern California zip codes.

In US News and World Report's annual "Best Health Plans 2007" SCAN Health Plan scored a 63.1 (out of 100) and finished a distant 8th, when compared to Medicare HMOs in California.

The top 5 Medicare HMOs in California were: Kaiser Permanente of Southern California (85.4), Kaiser Permanente of Northern California (83.7), Health Net of California (80.1), Pacificare of California (78.0) and Blue Shield of California (77.2).

Other health insurance options for seniors include Medicare Supplement Insurance.