Medicare Supplement (Medigap)

A Medicare Supplement (Medigap) insurance, sold by private companies, can help pay some of the health care costs that Original Medicare doesn't cover, like co-payments, coinsurance, and deductibles.

If you have Original Medicare and you buy a Medigap policy, Medicare will pay its share of the Medicare-approved amount for covered health care costs. Your Medigap policy pays its share.

A Medigap policy is different from a Medicare Advantage Plan. 

What you need to know about Medicare Supplement policies

1. You must have Medicare Part A and Part B.
2. If you have a Medicare Advantage Plan, you can switch to a Medicare Supplement insurance policy during certain enrollment periods or if you meet certain criteria (underwriting may apply), but make sure you can leave the Medicare Advantage Plan before your Medicare Supplement insurance policy begins.
3. You pay the private insurance company a monthly premium for your Medicare Supplement in addition to the monthly Part B premium that you pay to Medicare.
4. You can buy a Medicare Supplement insurance policy from any insurance company that's licensed in your state to sell one.
5. Any standardized Medicare Supplement insurance policy is guaranteed renewable even if you have health problems. This means the insurance company can't cancel your Medicare Supplement insurance policy as long as you pay the premium.

Information obtained from www.medicare.gov

By contacting the phone number on this website you will be directed to a licensed agent.