Updated May 2026

Condition Care · Medicare Ratings

Bladder Control · 35233, AL

Best Medicare Plans for Bladder Control near 35233, AL (2026)

Bladder-control problems are under-treated in Medicare. The plans below are ranked on CMS's single measure of how well members were helped with bladder issues — a reasonable proxy for attentive primary care.

14
Plans CMS-Rated
for Bladder Control
49.0
Highest Score
Available
20
Local Specialists
on This Site
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Adults in 35233
Affected (CDC)
Data Sources: CMS Medicare Part C & D Star Ratings (2025) for plan-level quality on condition-specific measures. CDC PLACES (2025) for zip-level prevalence estimates. NPPES and CMS Physician Compare for local specialist information.
Reviewed by: Wes Ward, Founder & Data Lead • View our methodology

Important: We are not affiliated with Medicare, CMS, or any insurance plan. This page displays publicly available CMS quality data to help you research bladder control care options. We do not sell insurance or represent any carrier. Always confirm plan details, network status, and drug formularies directly with the plan before enrolling. For official enrollment, visit Medicare.gov or call 1-800-MEDICARE.

Why Bladder Control Care Quality Varies by Plan

Urinary incontinence affects more than a third of women and about one in six men over 65, and it's one of the most under-discussed conditions in Medicare — many patients assume it's an untreatable part of aging and never raise it with their doctor. CMS's Improving Bladder Control measure, drawn from the patient survey, asks plan members whether they were treated for bladder issues and whether the treatment helped.

Plans that score well typically screen for bladder issues at the Annual Wellness Visit, connect members to urologists or pelvic-floor therapy, and follow up on treatment response. The score on this page is the single CMS Star Ratings measure covering bladder control — a reasonable proxy for how attentively a plan's primary-care network addresses quality-of-life issues that aren't life-threatening but are life-defining.

How We Rank These Plans for Bladder Control

CMS publishes annual Star Ratings for Part C and Part D plans. Within those ratings, several measures are condition-specific — they directly reflect how well a plan's enrollees with bladder control receive recommended care. For Bladder Control, we rank plans using the following measures:

  • Improving Bladder Control Patient Survey
How to read the composite score: Scores range 0–100 and are a weighted average of the measures above (higher is better). As a rough guide: 85+ is excellent, 70–84 is solid, 55–69 is average, and below 55 suggests many members with bladder control aren't receiving recommended care. A plan with a missing score isn't necessarily worse — it simply didn't report enough measures for CMS to calculate one.

A plan must report at least 1 of 1 measures to receive a composite Bladder Control score. Plans reporting fewer measures are shown in a separate "Not Rated by CMS for Bladder Control" cohort — this typically happens with newer plans, smaller plans, or Special Needs Plans that serve narrow populations. Read our full methodology →

Top-Rated Medicare Plans for Bladder Control near 35233, AL

Of the plans available near 35233, AL, 14 have enough CMS data to receive a composite Bladder Control score. The top 10 are shown below, ranked by score. Plans with the same score are ordered by premium (lowest first).

PlanBladder Control ScoreStar RatingMonthly Premium
Healthspring Courage (HMO)
Healthspring		49.04.0 ★$0
Healthspring Preferred Al (HMO)
Healthspring		49.04.0 ★$0
Healthspring Achieve (HMO C-SNP)
Healthspring		49.04.0 ★$0
Healthspring Preferred (HMO)
Healthspring		49.04.0 ★$0
Healthspring Preferred Full Savings (HMO)
Healthspring		49.04.0 ★$0
Healthspring Totalcare (HMO D-SNP)
Healthspring		49.04.0 ★$3
Healthspring Totalcare Plus (HMO D-SNP)
Healthspring		49.04.0 ★$7
Healthspring Preferred Plus (HMO)
Healthspring		49.04.0 ★$20
Humana Usaa Honor Giveback (HMO)
Humana		48.04.0 ★$0
Viva Medicare Select (HMO)
Viva Medicare		48.04.0 ★$0

How to read this table: The Bladder Control score is a weighted average of CMS condition-specific measures (listed above). Higher is better. Star Rating is the plan's overall CMS Star Rating (1-5) across all measures. "Monthly Premium" is the base premium; actual cost depends on your situation. Drug formularies and provider networks vary by plan — always verify before enrolling.

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See full premium, deductible, drug tier, and star-rating detail for all Medicare plans near 35233, AL. The 35233, AL plan page is our most complete comparison view.

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Other Plans Available (Not Rated by CMS for Bladder Control)

Some Medicare plans in your area don't report enough data on bladder control measures for CMS to compute a condition-specific score. This typically happens with newer plans, smaller plans, or Special Needs Plans that serve narrow populations. These plans aren't necessarily worse — they just can't be ranked on Bladder Control care specifically:

  • Aarp Medicare Rx Preferred From Uhc (PDP) — Unitedhealthcare
  • Aarp Medicare Rx Saver From Uhc (PDP) — Unitedhealthcare
  • Bluerx Enhanced Plus (PDP) — Bluerx (Pdp)
  • Bluerx Essential (PDP) — Bluerx (Pdp)
  • Devoted C-Snp Choice 008 Al (PPO C-SNP) — Devoted Health · 3.5 ★ overall
  • Devoted C-Snp Choice Plus 012 Al (PPO C-SNP) — Devoted Health · 3.5 ★ overall
  • Devoted C-Snp Choice Premium 009 Al (PPO C-SNP) — Devoted Health · 3.5 ★ overall
  • Devoted Choice 001 Al (PPO) — Devoted Health · 3.5 ★ overall
  • Devoted Choice Giveback 005 Al (PPO) — Devoted Health · 3.5 ★ overall
  • Devoted Choice Ma Only 007 Al (PPO) — Devoted Health · 3.5 ★ overall
  • Devoted Core 001 Al (HMO) — Devoted Health · 3.5 ★ overall
  • Devoted Dual 004 Al (HMO D-SNP) — Devoted Health · 3.5 ★ overall
  • Devoted Dual Choice Full 013 Al (PPO D-SNP) — Devoted Health · 3.5 ★ overall
  • Devoted Dual Plus 003 Al (HMO D-SNP) — Devoted Health · 3.5 ★ overall
  • Devoted Giveback 002 Al (HMO) — Devoted Health · 3.5 ★ overall
  • Healthspring Assurance Rx (PDP) — Healthspring
  • Healthspring Extra Rx (PDP) — Healthspring
  • Humana Basic Rx Plan (PDP) — Humana
  • Humana Premier Rx Plan (PDP) — Humana
  • Humana Value Rx Plan (PDP) — Humana
  • Silverscript Choice (PDP) — Aetna Medicare
  • Simpra Advantage Assist (PPO I-SNP) — Simpra Advantage
  • Simpra Advantage Dual Care (PPO D-SNP) — Simpra Advantage
  • Simpra Advantage Nursing Home Plan (PPO I-SNP) — Simpra Advantage
  • Uhc Nursing Home Plan Ex-F001 (PPO I-SNP) — Unitedhealthcare · 4.5 ★ overall
  • Wellcare Classic (PDP) — Wellcare
  • Wellcare Value Script (PDP) — Wellcare

Bladder Control near 35233, AL

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of adults in 35233 live with bladder control

CDC does not publish a direct prevalence estimate of bladder control at the census-tract level, so a zip-level rate isn't available for 35233, AL. Instead, see the related factors section below and the CMS quality data on the plans available in your area.

How 35233, AL compares

Jefferson County County

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County-level data not available.

Alabama

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State-level data not available.

National

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National benchmark not available.

Source: CDC PLACES (2025) — census-tract prevalence estimates rolled up to zip and county using population-weighted aggregation from census block data. State and national figures from CDC BRFSS as reported in CDC PLACES documentation. Prevalence is a crude (not age-adjusted) estimate of adults 18+.

Local Bladder Control Specialists

The doctors below are in or near 35233, AL and practice in specialties directly relevant to bladder control care. Plan network participation varies — always confirm with the practice and your plan before your first visit.

Maya Harper

Primary Care · <1 mi away
— Medicare patients/yr

Jessica Munie

Primary Care · <1 mi away
— Medicare patients/yr

David Kitchens

Urology · <1 mi away
— Medicare patients/yr

Timothy C. Boswell

Urology · <1 mi away
— Medicare patients/yr

View all doctors near 35233, AL →

Hospitals Serving 35233, AL Residents

For bladder control care that requires hospitalization — procedures, surgeries, or emergency admissions — these are the nearest hospitals with full quality profiles on our site:

University Of Alabama Hospital

<1 mi away
3 ★ CMS overall

Hill Crest Behavioral Health Services

<1 mi away
Not rated by CMS

The Children's Hospital Of Alabama

<1 mi away
Not rated by CMS

Callahan Eye Hospital

<1 mi away
Not rated by CMS

St. Vincent's East

<1 mi away
2 ★ CMS overall

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35233, AL Community Context

Factors beyond plan ratings and doctor networks affect bladder control outcomes. Neighborhood safety, transportation access, and broadband availability (for telehealth) all shape how successfully someone manages bladder control. These data points are drawn from our sister sites:

Neighborhood Safety

D+

Block-level crime analysis from CrimeGrade.org. Safety affects willingness to keep appointments and take walks.

Coverage & Economic Context

3.6%

Of residents lack health insurance · 0.7% unemployment rate. Coverage gaps and economic stress disrupt chronic-care continuity. See the full neighborhood profile at BestNeighborhood.org.

Telehealth Readiness

68.3525

Households with fiber broadband — reliable internet makes chronic-care check-ins easier. Check your address at ISPReports.org.

These community-context indicators come from our sister sites — independent of the Medicare data above — and are included because the environment a person lives in shapes how successfully they manage a chronic condition. Zip-level detail helps explain why identical plans can produce different outcomes in different neighborhoods.

Your Next Steps

If you or a family member has bladder control, here's a practical checklist for choosing a Medicare plan:

  • Check the Bladder Control score column above. A higher composite score means the plan's existing members with bladder control receive recommended care more consistently.
  • Verify your specialists are in-network. Plan networks vary by carrier. See local Bladder Control doctors and call their offices to confirm your shortlisted plans are accepted.
  • Check your medications. If you take prescription drugs for bladder control, confirm they're on the plan's formulary at an affordable tier. Drug coverage changes every January.
  • Look at the Medication Adherence measure. CMS separately measures how consistently a plan's members stay on their medications. High adherence scores correlate with plans that proactively support chronic-care patients.
  • Respect the enrollment window. You can only switch plans during specific periods. Review enrollment dates →
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Bladder Control & Medicare: Common Questions

How is the Bladder Control score calculated for plans near 35233, AL?
The score is a weighted average (0–100) of CMS's condition-specific quality measures. For Bladder Control, CMS tracks several measures including clinical outcomes, medication adherence, and preventive services — the exact measures are listed in the "How We Rank These Plans" section above. Each plan's score reflects how well its enrollees with bladder control are actually receiving recommended care. See our full methodology →
What if no plan near 35233, AL has a Bladder Control score?
Smaller plans, newer plans, and some Special Needs Plans don't report enough data on bladder control measures for CMS to compute a score. That doesn't mean those plans are worse — it just means you can't compare them head-to-head on bladder control care specifically. For those plans, look at the overall Star Rating, call the plan's member services, and verify that your specialists are in-network before enrolling.
Are my specialists in-network with the top-rated Bladder Control plans near 35233, AL?
Plan networks vary by carrier and by year. The most reliable answer comes from calling each specialist's office directly — plan provider directories are often out of date. We list local specialists near 35233, AL further down this page; once you've shortlisted 1–2 plans, call each office and ask whether they accept that specific plan.
Do these plan scores predict my personal experience with bladder control?
They're directional, not deterministic. A plan's Bladder Control score reflects how well its existing members with bladder control are being cared for on average. Your own experience will depend heavily on which primary-care physician and specialists you see, whether your medications are on the plan's formulary, and how proactive you are about preventive visits. That said, plans with consistently low scores usually have systemic problems worth avoiding.
When can I change my Medicare plan if I want a better Bladder Control plan?
For most Medicare beneficiaries, the main opportunity is the Annual Enrollment Period (October 15 – December 7) for a January 1 effective date. Medicare Advantage members also have a Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period (January 1 – March 31) to switch MA plans or return to Original Medicare. Special Enrollment Periods apply in some situations (moving, losing employer coverage, dual-eligibility changes). Review all enrollment dates →

About the Reviewer

Wes Ward

Wes Ward

Founder & Data Lead

Wes Ward reviews all condition pages and methodology for data accuracy. Every CMS measure, prevalence statistic, and plan ranking goes through a validation pipeline before publication. We display only publicly available CMS and CDC data; you never need to enter personal information to see any of it.

With 25+ years in data analytics — including work with highly regulated genomic data at Ancestry.com — Wes brings enterprise-level rigor to healthcare transparency. He is also a co-founder of BestNeighborhood.org, CrimeGrade.org, and ISPReports.org. Those sister sites power the community-context section on this page.

Data sources: CMS Medicare Part C & D Star Ratings (2025), CDC PLACES (2025), CMS NPPES, CMS Physician Compare, CrimeGrade.org, BestNeighborhood.org, ISPReports.org. This page is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. Always consult a licensed clinician about bladder control management and verify plan details directly before enrolling. Read our full methodology → • Privacy policy

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