Use our shopping tool to see and compare Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Medicare Cost plans in your area.
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Medicare Cost plans provide additional coverage to help pay for expenses Original Medicare doesn’t cover. Medicare Cost plans offer two plan coverage types: medical-only coverage or combined medical and prescription drug coverage. If you choose to include prescription drug coverage, your plan also helps pay the cost of your medications.
These plans are available in 21 counties in Minnesota. You can enroll in Platinum BlueSM if you:
Medical-only cost plans can be paired with MedicareBlue Rx plans.
Use this guide to help you choose a health plan that fits your needs.
Blue Cross Platinum Blue and Platinum Blue with Rx offers three levels of coverage that let you choose the coverage to best fit your needs. The right plan depends on how often you visit the doctor or pharmacy and how much you want to pay monthly versus paying when you get care.
Available in these counties:
Aitkin, Kanabec, McLeod, Pipestone, St. Louis, Carlton, Koochiching, Meeker, Rice, Stevens, Cook, Lake, Mille Lacs, Rock, Traverse, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Pine, Sibley, Yellow Medicine, Itasca
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Using a doctor (provider) in your network can help you save money. You’ll want to confirm your doctor, hospital or clinic is in your plan’s network before you get care.
This plan uses the Platinum Blue (Cost) Network.
For Platinum Blue Rx you get drug coverage. For Platinum Blue medical coverage you do not get drug coverage.
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Get help person-to-person
A Blue Cross Advisor will meet with you in person or virtually to answer your questions and enroll you in a Medicare plan.
Give us a call to speak to a Medicare expert.
1-855-579-7658
(TTY call 711)
Help is available from
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Central Time, daily
An agent can help you choose the best plan for you. Learn how an agent can help you
Learn about Original Medicare and available plans based on the county you live in at a free, no obligation, in-person or virtual workshop.
If your employer offers Medicare coverage or you can get coverage under the Federal Employee Program® (FEP), please see your employer to learn about your coverage options.
SilverSneakers® is a registered trademark of Tivity Health, Inc., an independent company that provides health and fitness programs. Blue Cross Medicare Advantage, Platinum Blue, Senior Gold and other Medicare Supplement and SecureBlue plans are eligible.
Prime Therapeutics LLC is an independent company providing pharmacy benefit management services.
Platinum Blue is a Cost plan with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in Platinum Blue depends on contract renewal.
Last updated January 1, 2024
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