Medicare Supplement Plans helps to pay some of the health care costs that the original Medicare does not cover. In other words it bridges the gap between the policy coverage of the original Medicare and the total amount payable. Medicare Supplement Plans are not directly under government supervision or administration but still every Medigap policy must follow certain state laws and must be clearly identified as Medicare Supplement Insurance. According to the rules the Medigap insurance companies can sell only 12 standardized Medigap policies. These policies are identified under the letter cover from A through L. And it is also to be noted that each Medigap policies must offer the same basic benefits, irrespective of whatever company may be selling them. The only thing that can differ from company to company is the amount of premium payable by the beneficiary. The point is that if you purchase a Medigap policy from any company under any letter cover the benefits must be same as provided by other companies under the same letter cover, for example, if you want to purchase a policy under the letter cover C or D the policy coverage and the benefits would be the same irrespective of whatever company you may choose.
But along with these facilities it should be remembered that there are some limitations of the Medigap plans. As for example, none of the standard Medigap plans covers the following points:
1.Long term care to help you bathe, dress, eat, or use of bathroom 2.Vision or dental care 3.Hearing aids 4.Prescription drugs
Besides these there are some extra benefits that are offered by Medigap policies. And it is seen that people are willing to pay more for the benefits offered by Plans B through J. The Plans F and J also provide a high-deductible option. In these plans you have to pay lower premium rates but the fact is that you need to pay off more amount of money from your pocket before these policies begins to pay the benefits.
Therefore it is however advised that you should go through the policy statements carefully before deciding to choose one best fit for you. And for the concern of the policyholders it can be said that the all the plans with the same letter cover, no matter which insurance company sells it must cover the same benefits. As for example it can be said that all Plan E policies have the same benefit coverage irrespective of the insurance company selling it. However, it should be kept in mind that the amount of premium can vary with company.
The fact is that the insurance company must keep renewing the Medicare supplement plans once you buy a Medigap plan for yourself. And it is also true that they cannot change the policy covers or the benefits that it promises to provide or even cant cancel it unless there is any failure on your part in paying the premium. However, the company can increase the insurance premium, but that too they cant do without providing your prior notice of the increase in due time.
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