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Medicare
Supplement Plan is designed to cover those costs of your normal medical
costs which Medicare will not cover. Medicare
Supplement Insurance is available to individuals that are enrolled
in Medicare part A and B. During the first six months after you
turn 65, there is an open enrollment period for Medicare Supplemental
Insurance in which you do not need to qualify. After your six month
open enrollment period, you can still sign up for a Medicare
Supplement Insurance plan, but you would need to go through underwritting
where you risk being turned down if not healthy enough.
Another option you
have is called a Medicare
Advantage plan. These plans are designed very similar to the
Medicare Supplemental plans except that the government helps pay the premiums.
Special conditions may apply, so check with your Medicare Supplement Insurance
agent.
Since Medicare
Supplemental insurance plans are standardized and all insurance companies
offer the same basic supplemental coverage, your best strategy is to compare
Medicare Supplement rates with as many carriers as possible.
Medicare
Supplements in the News
DATABASE: COMPARE MEDICARE PLANS: Seniors snap up Medicare advice (Detroit Free Press)
Bill and Sharon Base are doing their homework again this year to find Medicare prescription drug plans for themselves and her 89-year-old dad.
Medicare fraud risk grows for some (Bankrate.com)
Stanley Adams wouldn't trade Medicare for any other type of health insurance. "Nothing beats Medicare," says Adams, 77, sitting in the billiard room of a senior center in Garfield, N.J.
Medicare open enrollment available until Dec. 31 (Klein Sun)
Those who are eligible for Medicare can now enroll during the enrollment period which lasts until Dec. 31.
Doc's makes house call to offer Medicare assistance (Morris Daily Herald)
When they sign up, many people discover that Medicare and it's parts can be quite confusing.
Local office making Medicare help available to seniors Highmark, Geisinger plans change little (The Hazleton Standard-Speaker)
Bernadette McKinney said that senior citizens’ mailboxes are being flooded with marketing materials about enrolling in the 2009 Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage program.
Coalition launched to end two-year Medicare wait (North Channel Sentinel)
More than 75 health advocacy organizations recently announced a new campaign to support legislation that would end a two-year Medicare waiting period for people with disabilities.
Elderhood Project: Medicare (KHON 2 Honolulu)
This is an important time of the year for people on medicare. Between now and December 31st, those on Medicare may want to make changes in part of their plan. Many seniors rely on Medicare for their health care needs. But the system can be confusing - especially for first time users.
Secure Horizons is back, but its Medicare plans are different (Chico Enterprise-Record)
CHICO -- Secure Horizons is back, offering Medicare health plans to local residents, but what's being offered today is much different than a decade ago, when the company's HMO was a popular item among seniors.
Open Season For Medicare Part D Enrollment (Medical News Today)
From November 15th to the end of December is "open season" for American senior citizens to sign up for another year to benefit from the federal government program known as Medicare Part D designed to help eligible older Americans pay for prescription drugs.
Walgreens Offers Assistance In Sorting Through Changes To Medicare Part D Plans (Medical News Today)
The six-week open enrollment period for Medicare Part D is under way and seniors are facing the annual task of evaluating prescription plans to nail down their choices for the coming year. Medicare enrollees have until Dec. 31 to review their current plan for any changes in cost or coverage and make certain it still meets their needs.
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