Chronic Condition Special Needs Plans (C-SNPs) in California

If you’re dealing with an ongoing medical condition like diabetes, heart disease, a lung condition, or end-stage renal disease (ESRD), a Chronic Condition Special Needs Plan (C-SNP) may be right for you. With this plan, you’ll get personalized care built around your needs that makes a daily difference.

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Personalized Chronic Condition Care You Can Count On With A C-SNP

 

With an Anthem Medicare Advantage Chronic Condition Special Needs Plan, you’ll get benefits tailored to your needs and care, such as:

 

  A personalized care plan
 

  A dedicated care team
 

  Doctors and hospitals that specialize in your condition
 

  Prescription drug coverage
 

  Routine dental, vision, and hearing
 

  A Benefits Prepaid Card for over-the-counter health items, groceries1,2, and utilities1,2
 

  Rides to health-related appointments3

 

Living with a severe or ongoing health condition can be difficult, but you don’t have to do it alone. With our C-SNPs, you get a dedicated support team to help you get the most out of your plan. Plan availability, premiums, benefits, and benefit amounts may vary based on where you live, the plan you choose, and your eligibility.

Are You Eligible For A C-SNP?

C-SNPs are designed to meet the unique needs of people living with diabetes, heart disease, lung conditions, and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Anthem offers three types of C-SNPs with benefits tailored to specific needs:

Chronic Care

 

Chronic Care C-SNPs offer support and care for people living with: 

  • Diabetes
  • Chronic heart failure (CHF)
  • Cardiovascular disorders

 

Most Chronic Care C-SNPs include:

  • Blood glucose monitoring
  • Nutritional education and training
  • Insulin management
  • A diabetes self-management program
  • Foot and wound care
  • A SilverSneakers® fitness program
  • A dedicated care team of an endocrinologist (diabetes specialist) and/or a cardiologist (heart specialist)

Lung Care

 

Lung Care C-SNPs offer support and care for people living with:

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
  • Asthma
  • Chronic bronchitis
  • Pulmonary hypertension
  • Emphysema

 

Most Lung Care C-SNPs include:

  • Special coverage for oxygen supplies and other medical equipment
  • A SilverSneakers® fitness program
  • Care from a primary doctor and a pulmonologist (lung specialist) 
  • A dedicated care support team

Kidney Care

 

Kidney Care C-SNPs offer support and care for people living with end-stage renal disease requiring any mode of dialysis.

 

Most Kidney Care C-SNPs include:

  • Transportation to and from dialysis appointments1
  • Education, self-training, services, and supplies to support dialysis and manage care
  • Allowance for over-the-counter (OTC) health items
  • Care from a primary doctor and a nephrologist (kidney doctor) 
  • Nutritional foods tailored to your chronic condition

C-SNP availability may vary by region and county.

Is Another Medicare Advantage Plan Right For You?

 

If you’re not eligible for a Chronic Condition Special Needs Plan, Anthem has other options. If you have both Medicare and Medicaid, you may be eligible for a Dual Special Needs Plan (D-SNP). Or consider a Medicare Advantage plan that has doctor, hospital, and prescription drug coverage all in one plan.

Frequently Asked Questions about C-SNPs

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1Members may receive a monthly or quarterly allowance in the form of a benefits prepaid card to pay for a wide range of approved groceries and utilities. Unused amounts will expire at the end of the month or quarter. 
 

2Depending on your plan, the benefits listed may be available through the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model or to eligible members as Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI). You may qualify for SSBCI if you have a high risk for hospitalization and require intensive care coordination to manage chronic conditions such as Chronic Kidney Diseases, Chronic Lung Disorders, Cardiovascular Disorders, Chronic Heart Failure, or Diabetes. For a full list of chronic conditions or to learn more about other eligibility requirements needed to qualify for SSBCI benefits, please refer to Chapter 4 in the plan’s Evidence of Coverage.
 

3Transportation services are issued as one-way trips and provided on an annual basis. Benefits vary by plan.

 

The Benefits Mastercard® Prepaid Card is issued by The Bancorp Bank N.A., Member FDIC, pursuant to license by Mastercard International Incorporated and card can be used for eligible expenses wherever Mastercard is accepted. Valid only in the U.S. No cash access. This is not a gift card or gift certificate. You have received this card as a gratuity without the payment of any monetary value or consideration.

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Anthem Blue Cross, a Medicare Advantage organization with a Medicare Contract, offers HMO, HMO D-SNP, HMO C-SNP, and HMO I-SNP plans. Anthem Blue Cross Partnership Plan, a Medicare Advantage Organization with a Medicare Contract, offers HMO and HMO-CSNP plans. Anthem Life and Health Insurance Company, a Medicare Advantage Organization with a Medicare Contract, offers LPPO, LPPO D-SNP, and LPPO C-SNP plans. Anthem Blue Cross HMO D-SNP plans and Anthem Life and Health Insurance Company LPPO D-SNP plans additionally contract with state Medicaid programs. Anthem BC Health Insurance Company, a Medicare Advantage Organization with a Medicare Contract, offers LPPO plans.  Enrollment in an Anthem Blue Cross, Anthem Blue Cross Partnership Plan, Anthem BC Health Insurance Company and Anthem Life and Health Insurance Company plans depend on contract renewal.