The Gap in Medigap

(By Tricia Neuman and Juliette Cubanski for Kaiser Family Foundation)

Medicare provides coverage for a wide array of medical and drug benefits, but, with its deductibles, cost-sharing requirements, and lack of an annual out-of-pocket spending limit, many people on Medicare purchase Medigap supplemental insurance to help cover their out-of-pocket costs. Roughly 11 million of the 57 million people on Medicare—around 20 percent of all beneficiaries—have a Medigap policy, which helps protect against catastrophic expenses, spreads costs over the course of the year, and simplifies medical bills and paperwork. Thanks to a 1990 federal law, people age 65 and older are able to buy a Medigap policy when they sign up for Medicare, but younger Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities are not granted the same right unless they live in a state that requires it. Continue reading here…….

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.

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