Geisinger Health Plan offers Medicare Advantage plans for veterans

DANVILLE, Pa. - Veterans can select a special Medicare Advantage plan geared toward them from Geisinger Health Plan (GHP) during the ongoing Medicare Annual Enrollment Period, which ends Sunday, Dec. 7.

Veterans can continue to receive Veteran Affairs (VA) health care benefits without adding a monthly payment. The Geisinger Gold Heritage (HMO) plan provides veterans with more non-VA health care facility options when seeking care closer to home, including:

• $0 copay for supplemental preventive and comprehensive dental services, up to $1,250 annually
• $40 allowance per month for over-the-counter purchases like cough medicine and bandages
• $200 allowance per year for eyewear
• $1,250 allowance per year every 3 years for prescription hearing aids and $250 allowance every 2 years for 1 pair of over-the-counter hearing aids.
• A cap in out-of-pocket costs for inpatient stays
• Access to more than 30,000 doctors and specialists, 180+ hospitals and all VA facilities

"We recognize and honor the special role veterans have played for our country - and we understand their unique health care needs," said Roger van Baaren, Geisinger Health Plan chief sales officer. "That's why GHP is proud to have plans that were designed with veterans specifically in mind."

Having added health coverage on top of VA benefits can give veterans more services and opportunities to live a healthier life. GHP plans like Geisinger Gold Heritage (HMO) provide extra coverage without adding a monthly payment.

Click here or call 800-482-8163 to learn more about Geisinger Health Plan Medicare Advantage options.

About Geisinger

Geisinger is among the nation's leading providers of value-based care, serving 1.2 million people in urban and rural communities across central and northeastern Pennsylvania. Founded in 1915 by philanthropist Abigail Geisinger, the nonprofit system generates more than $8 billion in annual revenues across 163 care sites - including 10 hospital campuses - and Geisinger Health Plan, with more than half a million members in commercial and government plans. Geisinger College of Health Sciences educates more than 5,000 medical professionals annually and is conducting more than 1,400 clinical research studies. With more than 27,000 employees, including 1,800 employed physicians and 5,200 registered nurses, Geisinger is among Pennsylvania's largest employers, having an estimated economic impact of $16.8 billion on the state's economy. In 2024, Geisinger joined Risant Health, a nonprofit charitable organization created to expand and accelerate value-based care across the country. Learn more at geisinger.org or follow on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.

Geisinger Gold Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and HMO D-SNP plans are offered by Geisinger Health Plan/Geisinger Indemnity Insurance Company/Geisinger Quality Options, Inc., health plans with a Medicare contract. Continued enrollment in Geisinger Gold depends on contract renewal. Geisinger Health Plan, Geisinger Indemnity Insurance Company, and Geisinger Quality Options, Inc. are part of Geisinger, an integrated health care delivery and coverage organization. Risant Health is the parent organization of Geisinger.