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title: Atlas Commons research objects — Medicare Advantage organization directory entry for Catholic Health LIFE (contract H1518)
license: CC0-1.0
source: CMS Medicare Advantage Plan Directory
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# Atlas Commons research objects — Medicare Advantage organization directory entry for Catholic Health LIFE (contract H1518)

CMS Medicare Advantage Plan Directory entry for Catholic Health LIFE (contract H1518): organization identity (type, plan type, parent, CMS region), enrollment, and directory contact — all verbatim CMS-published values (RECORDED). Epistemic status of each figure is labeled. This is an organizational directory — not plan benefits, premiums, or star ratings; use medicare.gov/plan-compare to compare actual plans. CC0.

## Claims

### Catholic Health LIFE (contract H1518) is a CMS-contracted National PACE offering National PACE plans

**RECORDED.** The CMS Medicare Advantage Plan Directory records Catholic Health LIFE (legal entity: CATHOLIC HEALTH SYSTEM BUFFALO PACE, contract number: H1518) as a National PACE offering National PACE plans. Contract effective date: 09/01/2009. Tax status: Not-for-Profit/Non-Profit. CMS region: New York. Parent organization: Catholic Health System, Inc.. These are verbatim CMS directory values; accuracy depends on carrier submissions to CMS.

Source: CMS Medicare Advantage Plan Directory — https://www.cms.gov/medicare/health-drug-plans/medicare-advantage
Falsifier: Verify at the CMS MA Plan Directory (https://www.cms.gov/medicare/health-drug-plans/medicare-advantage) by looking up contract number H1518. Falsified if the CMS directory contradicts these values.

### Catholic Health LIFE (contract H1518) has 252 reported CMS enrollment

**RECORDED.** The CMS Medicare Advantage Plan Directory reports enrollment of 252 for Catholic Health LIFE (contract H1518). This is a verbatim CMS-published figure from the plan directory — it is the enrollment as submitted to CMS, not a count of current active members or a ranked figure.

Source: CMS Medicare Advantage Plan Directory — https://www.cms.gov/medicare/health-drug-plans/medicare-advantage
Falsifier: Verify at the CMS MA Plan Directory for contract H1518. Falsified if the CMS directory shows a different enrollment figure.

### CMS MA Plan Directory contact for Catholic Health LIFE (contract H1518)

**RECORDED.** The CMS MA Plan Directory lists the following directory contact for Catholic Health LIFE (contract H1518): name: Ashley Rudick; title: President & CEO; phone: 1-716-819-5101; email: arudick@chsbuffalo.org; address: 55 Melroy Avenue, Ground Floor, Lackawanna, NY, 14218. Last updated per CMS: 07/08/2025. This is the contact as submitted by the organization to CMS — it is not a consumer help line; it is the CMS-directory administrative contact.

Source: CMS Medicare Advantage Plan Directory — https://www.cms.gov/medicare/health-drug-plans/medicare-advantage
Falsifier: Verify at the CMS MA Plan Directory for contract H1518. Falsified if the CMS directory shows different contact information.

### What this Medicare Advantage directory entry is — and is NOT — for Catholic Health LIFE (the epistemic boundary)

**INTERPRETATION.** This page is a directory of the organization offering Medicare Advantage / PACE plans under CMS contract H1518. It lists who the organization is, its type, parent, CMS region, and enrollment — verbatim from the CMS MA Plan Directory. It is NOT a directory of individual plan benefits, premiums, deductibles, drug formularies, or star ratings. Enrollment is a CMS-reported count, not a quality signal. To compare actual Medicare Advantage plans available in your area — including premiums, coverage, and star ratings — use the official Medicare Plan Finder at medicare.gov/plan-compare. For free, unbiased help understanding your Medicare options, contact your State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) or call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227).

Source: Coverage Atlas framing (over the CMS MA Plan Directory facts above) — https://coverage-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/coverage/medicare-advantage/h1518
Falsifier: occurred=FALSE (a framing, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (the atlas's reading, not a CMS verdict) — the LOWEST-warrant claim here. The org identity, enrollment, and contact above are verbatim CMS records; this boundary note is interpretation.

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Every claim above carries a four-status warrant (RECORDED / MODELED / DERIVED / INTERPRETATION) and a named source you can re-fetch — this is a research object, not a flat fact. Structured: `https://coverage-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/coverage/medicare-advantage/h1518.jsonld`

## Data

### Catholic Health LIFE (H1518) — CMS MA Plan Directory identity (all RECORDED)

All figures are verbatim from the CMS Medicare Advantage Plan Directory. RECORDED = a verbatim CMS-published directory value; accuracy depends on carrier submissions to CMS.

| indicator | value | warrant | source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Contract number | H1518 | RECORDED | CMS Medicare Advantage Plan Directory |
| Legal entity name | CATHOLIC HEALTH SYSTEM BUFFALO PACE | RECORDED | CMS Medicare Advantage Plan Directory |
| Organization marketing name | Catholic Health LIFE | RECORDED | CMS Medicare Advantage Plan Directory |
| Organization type | National PACE | RECORDED | CMS Medicare Advantage Plan Directory |
| Plan type | National PACE | RECORDED | CMS Medicare Advantage Plan Directory |
| Contract effective date | 09/01/2009 | RECORDED | CMS Medicare Advantage Plan Directory |
| Tax status | Not-for-Profit/Non-Profit | RECORDED | CMS Medicare Advantage Plan Directory |
| Parent organization | Catholic Health System, Inc. | RECORDED | CMS Medicare Advantage Plan Directory |
| CMS region | New York | RECORDED | CMS Medicare Advantage Plan Directory |
| Enrollment (CMS-reported) | 252 | RECORDED | CMS Medicare Advantage Plan Directory |
| Legal entity address | 55 Melroy Avenue, Ground Floor, Lackawanna, NY, 14218 | RECORDED | CMS Medicare Advantage Plan Directory |

### Catholic Health LIFE (H1518) — CMS MA Plan Directory contact (all RECORDED)

Directory contact as submitted by the organization to CMS. This is the administrative CMS-directory contact, not necessarily a consumer help line.

| field | value | warrant | source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Contact name | Ashley Rudick | RECORDED | CMS Medicare Advantage Plan Directory |
| Contact title | President & CEO | RECORDED | CMS Medicare Advantage Plan Directory |
| Contact phone | 1-716-819-5101 | RECORDED | CMS Medicare Advantage Plan Directory |
| Contact fax | 1-716-819-5099 | RECORDED | CMS Medicare Advantage Plan Directory |
| Contact email | arudick@chsbuffalo.org | RECORDED | CMS Medicare Advantage Plan Directory |
| Contact address | 55 Melroy Avenue, Ground Floor, Lackawanna, NY, 14218 | RECORDED | CMS Medicare Advantage Plan Directory |
| Contact last updated | 07/08/2025 | RECORDED | CMS Medicare Advantage Plan Directory |