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Medicare Supplement (Medigap) Insurance

A Medicare supplement (Medigap) insurance, sold by private companies, can help pay some of the health care costs that original Medicare does not cover, like copayments, coinsurance, and deductibles.
Some Medigap policies also offer coverage  for services that original Medicare does not cover, like medical care when you travel outside the U.S.  If you have original Medicare and you buy a Medigap policy, Medicare will pay its share of the Medicare-approved amount for covered healthcare costs. Then, your Medigap policy pays it share.

A Medigap policy is different from a Medicare Advantage Plan.  Those plans are ways to get Medicare benefits, while a Medigap policy only supplements your original Medicare benefits. 

8 Things to Know about Medigap Policies

  1. You must have Medicare Part A and Part B.
  2. If you have a Medicare Advantage Plan, you can apply for a Medigap policy, but make sure you can leave the Medicare Advantage PLan before your Medigap policy begins.
  3. You pay the private insurance company a monthly premium for your Medigap policy in addition to the monthly Part B premium that you pay to Medicare.
  4. A Medigap policy only covers one person.  If you and your spouse both want Medigap coverage, you will each have to buy separate policies.
  5. You can buy a Medigap policy from any insurance company that is licensed in your state to sell one.
  6. Any standardized Medigap policy is guaranteed renewable even if you have health problems.  This means the insurance company cannot cancel your Medigap policy as long as you pay the premium.
  7. Some Medigap policies sold in the past cover prescription drugs, but Medigap policies sold after January 1, 2006, are not allowed to include prescription drug coverage.  If you want prescription drug coverage, you can join a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (Part D).
  8. It is illegal for anyone to sell you a Medigap policy if you have a Medicare Medical Savings Account (MSA) Plan.

Medigap Policies Do Not Cover Everything

Medigap polices generally do not cover long-term care, vision or dental care, hearing aids, eyeglasses, or private-duty nursing.

For more information, visit www.medicare.gov

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