2025 Benefits & Services

Members get all covered Medicare and Medicaid benefits directly from VillageCareMAX Medicare Total Advantage Plan (HMO D-SNP), including Long-term Services and Supports (LTSS) and prescription drugs. In addition, you get extra benefits that are not covered by Medicare or Medicaid. Your Care Manager will work with you, your family and a team of providers to help determine what services will best meet your needs.


Benefits

You pay no co-pays, deductibles or monthly premium for covered services.

You will pay nothing for benefits such as:

Up to $575 in FLEX benefits each year, distributed monthly (rolling over each month) and can be used towards dental, vision, or hearing in addition to standard coverage.

 

Up to $300 per month ($3,600 per year) on your Over the Counter (OTC) card to purchase health-related items, approved non-prescription drugs including OTC COVID-19 tests and OTC hearing aids, Gas-at-the-Pump, Rent/Mortgage Assistance, Grocery Items, and Home Utilities including gas, electric, water, and internet/telecommunications.

 

$0 copay, no allowance limit.
Unlimited trips to medical appointments, up to 24 one-way (12 round trips) per year for transportation for Non-Medical Needs.
Acupuncture (above Medicare coverage) $0 copay; 54 visits per year limit to 5 visits per month ($80 limit per visit).
Eye exam $0 copay.
$350 for eyewear unlimited contacts, 1 pair of glasses, lenses, and frames per year.
Fitness Membership at participating locations or home fitness kits as well as telephone coaching.
Doctor Visits
Preventive services including bone mass measurement, diabetes screenings, cancer screenings, flu shots, and glaucoma tests.
Long term services and supports including Personal Care, Private Duty Nursing, Social Day Care, and Home Delivered Meals.
Personal Emergency Response System (PERS)
Physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech & language therapy visits.
Diagnostic testing (including X-ray, EKG, MRI, CT Scans).
Inpatient hospital and skilled nursing facility services.
Medicare & Medicaid Covered Behavioral/Mental Health Services 
Up to $50,000 per year for Worldwide Emergency/Urgent Care Coverage and Emergency Transportation when you travel outside of the United States and its territories.
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) and supplies.
Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage (Part D), including supplemental drug coverage for select cough suppressants and erectile dysfunction medications with convenient delivery options.

Food & produce (grocery items), utilities, gas-at-the-pump, rent/mortgage assistance, and transportation for non-medical needs are a part of Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI). In order to be eligible to receive SSBCI benefits, enrollees must be determined to be chronically-ill, have a chronic condition (i.e. diabetes, chronic heart failure, cardiovascular disorder, chronic and disabling mental health conditions, stroke and/or other eligible conditions not listed), and meet coverage criteria.

You can learn more about the services that are available to VillageCareMAX Medicare Total Advantage members, by downloading and reviewing the following booklets or contacting us at 1-855-296-8800 (TTY users call 711). We are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. to answer your questions.

This information is available for free in other languages. Please call our member services number at 1-855-296-8800 (TTY: 711) during the hours of 8:00 am to 8:00 pm, 7 days a week. You can get this information for free in other formats, such as large print, braille, or audio. You must continue to pay your Medicare Part B premium. This information is not a complete description of the benefits.


Benefits Updates

Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetic, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Medical Supply Quantity Update

  • This DME Medical Supplies Monthly Quantity Update for urinary catheter with insertion supplies (A4353) are effective for dates of service beginning March 1, 2022.
    • The DME Procedure Code Manual has been updated for June 1, 2022. Any changes reflected in the manual are effective for dates of service beginning June 1, 2022. 
  • Changes include update to the maximum monthly amounts for reusable incontinence protective underpad (T4537) and reusable incontinence protective chair underpad (T4540).

Who Can Join

You can join VillageCareMAX Medicare Total Advantage Plan if you:

  • Are 18 years of age or older
  • Have full Medicaid, Medicare Part A, and Part B
  • Live in Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, Nassau, Westchester, or Putnam
  • Eligible for nursing home level of care (as of the time of enrollment) 
  • Require community-based long term care services for a continuous period of more than 120 days

How To Join

Call VillageCareMAX to schedule an appointment with an assessment nurse and licensed marketing representative.

Call us at 1-855-296-8800 (TTY 711), 7 days a week 8 am to 8 pm for more information.


Contract Statement

VillageCareMAX is an HMO plan with Medicare and New York State Medicaid contracts. Enrollment in VillageCareMAX depends on contract renewal.

VillageCareMAX complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

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