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Need a Reminder About Medicare Supplement Health Insurance?

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Need a Reminder About Medicare Supplement Health Insurance?

Medicare Supplement plans can cover the copays, coinsurance, deductiblesthat Original Medicare doesn't pay. Like people elsewhere, seniors in Pennsylvania and New Jersey can choose from ten different Medicare Supplement plans. They're all after the Medicare Insurance Philadelphia has to offer.

With some wise decision-making, you can take advantage of ways to save on your premium payments. Medicare Supplement plans are standardized supplementary plans offered by Medicare to cover the costs that Original Medicare doesn't cover. The eight Medigap plans are labeled A through N. Plans E, H, I, C, F and J are no longer being offered. This leaves eight Medigap plan letters: A, B, D, G, K, L, M, N.

Each plan offers different coverage, and the level of coverage is one factor that determines whether or not your premiums will be higher or lower. Plan G, for example, offers every benefit Medicare Supplement covers except for the Part B deductible: Your deductibles for Part A, Part A coinsurance and hospital costs for up to 365 days after Medicare stops covering this benefit; Part B coinsurance; Part B excess charges if you see a doctor who doesn't accept Medicare and bills you for the difference; skilled nursing facility coinsurance; emergency care in a foreign country if Medicare isn't covering it already (you must pay a $250 deductible and your lifetime limit for this benefit is $50,000); and, payment for the first three pints of blood you for a medically-necessary surgery.

In addition to premiums of the supplementary plan, you also need to pay your annual Part B premium and, if you didn't receive Part A automatically, a Part A premium. Most people receive Part A automatically either by being eligible for or collecting Social Security, or Railroad-Board Retirement benefits.

 

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