Arta Announces Two New Health Plans for Orange County Medicare Beneficiaries.

IRVINE, Calif. -- Arta Medicare Health Plan, Inc., an innovative boutique health plan in Orange County, launched two new plans for Orange County Medicare beneficiaries today. The plans are Arta Gold, a health plan for people with Medicare, and Arta Select, a health plan for people with Medicare and Medi-Cal.

"We provide our members generous health care benefits at little or no out-of-pocket cost," says Baruch Fogel, M.D., president of Arta Medicare Health Plan. "We are committed to offering our members healthy lifestyle options as they age - through choice, access, wellness programs, collaboration and partnership with health care providers."

Arta Gold, a Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MA-PD) plan, has no monthly premium, no Part D deductible and no copayments for many basic health care services - including primary care doctor visits, annual routine physicals, preventive screenings, generic prescription medications and more. The Arta Gold plan includes dental and vision coverage. Arta Select, a plan for people with both Medicare and Medi-Cal, offers a full range of health care services at virtually no out-of-pocket cost.

"Arta's built-in advantages are derived from its ability to leverage its existing infrastructure and physician network to create a locally integrated, physician-driven system," explains Dr. Fogel. "This provides for better care coordination and reduced administrative costs, and redirects more of the valuable resources into the physician/patient relationship."

Arta has a network of more than 800 primary care and specialist physicians, 15 hospitals and other health care facilities in Orange County. Among the major medical centers in the Arta network are Anaheim Memorial Medical Center, Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center, Irvine Regional Hospital and Medical Center, Garden Grove Hospital, Western Medical Center-Santa Ana, Anaheim General Hospital, South Coast Medical Center and other local hospitals.

Since 1995, Arta and its family of companies have built a strong, credible reputation with medical professionals, physicians and hospitals in Orange County, serving over 55,000 members. In addition to its Medicare health plan, the organization also provides a full range of managed care services for independent practice associations (IPAs), medical groups, hospitals and other managed care organizations.

For more information about Arta Gold and Arta Select health plans, please contact Customer Service at 1-866-844-2170, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.