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Medicare Plan F (Medigap Plan F): Top Gun of Plans… If You Qualify!

Medigap Plan F, sometimes mistakenly called Medicare Part F, is the most comprehensive Medicare supplement plan available. Also known as Medicare Supplement Plan F, this plan covers all Original Medicare deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments, leaving you with no out-of-pocket costs on all Medicare-approved services. (People often refer to Plan F as Medicare Part F or […]

Medicare Plan A (Medigap Plan A): Is it Worth a Look?

Supplemental Medicare insurance helps cover certain out-of-pocket costs that Original Medicare (Part A and Part B) don’t pay. These gaps in Medicare coverage include deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments that make up a beneficiary’s shared-costs. Medicare Plan A the most basic of all Medicare supplements available to help cover some of these costs. Medicare Supplement Plan […]

Medicare Plan B (Medigap Plan B): The Basics… Plus!

Medicare supplement insurance (aka, Medigap) is additional insurance you can buy to help cover some of the out-of-pocket costs included with Original Medicare (Part A hospital coverage and Part B medical coverage). These costs include the deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance that must be paid when you use healthcare services. By design, Original Medicare only covers […]

Medicare Supplement Plans for Disabled Under 65: What You Need to Know

If you’re under the age of 65 and you qualify for Medicare benefits due to a disability or End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), you may or may not be able to purchase Medicare supplement insurance. It all depends on where you live. However, you absolutely will once you do turn age 65. Medicare Supplement Plans for […]

Medicare Plan L (Medigap Plan L): The Lame Duck of Supplements

If you’re enrolled in Medicare Part A and Part B (aka, Original Medicare), you’re most likely fully aware that you will pay some costs out-of-pocket or buy additional insurance. With Original Medicare, beneficiaries pay deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments that equal about 20% of the total cost of Medicare-approved services. To help pay the 20% gap […]

Medicare Plan M (Medigap Plan M): Covers The Most Important Costs

Medigap Plan M offers good coverage for healthy people who are unlikely to incur excess charges or require hospitalization. Although the coverage is similar, Plan M is not as popular as Medicare Plan N due to its typical premiums, which tend to run a bit higher. A Medicare Plan M policy covers the following Medicare […]

Medicare SELECT: Are These Supplements Worth the Restrictions?

What is a Medicare SELECT policy? Prior to the advent of Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement insurance companies contracted with local hospitals and doctors to get favorable rates for their policyholders. These unique Medigap plans became known as Medicare SELECT policies. Although Medicare SELECT policies are not available everywhere, where available they offer significant savings. In […]

My Medicare Advantage Plan Is Not Offered In 2019. What do I Do?

I received a notice that my Medicare Advantage plan won’t be available in 2019. What do I need to do? This year, thousands of seniors received a notice from their Medicare Advantage (MA) plan telling them that the insurance carrier will no longer be offering coverage in their area. If you received this notice, you have two […]

What is Medigap?

Medigap is Medicare’s terminology for private insurance that covers the gaps between your traditional Medicare benefits and what you must pay out of pocket. These gaps include: Medicare Part A Coinsurance & Hospital Costs Medicare Part A Skilled Nursing Facility Coinsurance Medicare Part A Deductible Medicare Part A Hospice Care Coinsurance or Copayment Medicare Part […]

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