Medicare Supplement Plan
If you choose coverage under the traditional fee-for-service Medicare program, you can generally get care from any doctor or hospital you want and receive coverage for your care anywhere in the country. However, traditional Medicare has high cost-sharing requirements and does not currently cover the costs of certain services. To help pay for uncovered benefits and to help with Medicare's cost-sharing requirements, many people in the traditional Medicare program have supplemental insurance, known as Medicare Supplements or Medigap Plans (these supplemental insurance plans fill in gaps that Medicare does not cover but unlike Medicare Part C and Part D,these plans are not part of the government Medicare program).
Medicare Supplement Plan Comparison Chart:
Compare Medigap plans side-by-side
The chart below shows basic information about the different benefits Medigap policies cover.
Yes = the plan covers 100% of this benefit
No = the policy doesn't cover that benefit
% = the plan covers that percentage of this benefit
N/A = not applicable
| Medigap Benefits |
Medigap Plans |
| A |
B |
C |
D |
F* |
G |
K |
L |
M |
N |
| Part A coinsurance and hospital costs up to an additional 365 days after Medicare benefits are used up |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Part B coinsurance or copayment |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
50% |
75% |
Yes |
Yes*** |
| Blood (first 3 pints) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
50% |
75% |
Yes |
Yes |
| Part A hospice care coinsurance or copayment |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
50% |
75% |
Yes |
Yes |
| Skilled nursing facility care coinsurance |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
50% |
75% |
Yes |
Yes |
| Part A deductible |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
50% |
75% |
50% |
Yes |
| Part B deductible |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Part B excess charges |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Foreign travel exchange (up to plan limits) |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Out-of-pocket limit** |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$4,940 |
$2,470
|
N/A |
N/A |
* Plan F also offers a high-deductible plan. If you choose this option, this means you must pay for Medicare-covered costs up to the deductible amount of
$2,140 in 2014
before your Medigap plan pays anything.
** After you meet your out-of-pocket yearly limit and your yearly Part B deductible, the Medigap plan pays 100% of covered services for the rest of the calendar year.
*** Plan N pays 100% of the Part B coinsurance, except for a copayment of up to $20 for some office visits and up to a $50 copayment for emergency room visits that don't result in inpatient admission.
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For additional information about Medicare Supplement plans, call 1-800-748-5538 or contact us!
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