{"id":24945,"date":"2025-09-23T08:42:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T12:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=24945"},"modified":"2025-09-23T08:42:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T12:42:22","slug":"the-cost-of-medigap-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=24945","title":{"rendered":"The cost of Medigap insurance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Medicare supplemental insurance, also known as Medigap, is designed to help cover some of the out-of-pocket costs associated with Original Medicare, such as deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance. However, the cost of this type of coverage varies widely depending on where you live, what plan you choose, and your personal profile. Angelica Leicht, writing for CBS News, breaks down what a Medigap or Medicare Supplement plan actually costs in 2025. Read Ms. Leicht\u2019s article for insights on choosing the right plan, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/average-cost-of-a-medicare-supplemental-plan-in-2025\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/average-cost-of-a-medicare-supplemental-plan-in-2025\/\">here&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" class=\"wp-image-7924\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/dreamstime_m_33628218health-care-medical.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/dreamstime_m_33628218health-care-medical.jpg 2121w, https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/dreamstime_m_33628218health-care-medical-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/dreamstime_m_33628218health-care-medical-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/dreamstime_m_33628218health-care-medical-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>Notice:<\/strong>\u00a0The link provided above connects readers to the full content of the posted article. The URL (internet address) for this link is valid on the posted date; medicarereport.org cannot guarantee the duration of the link\u2019s validity. Also, the opinions expressed in these postings are the viewpoints of the original source and are not explicitly endorsed by AMAC, Inc.; the AMAC Foundation, Inc.; or medicarereport.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medicare supplemental insurance, also known as Medigap, is designed to help cover some of the out-of-pocket costs associated with Original<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,200,6,46],"tags":[385,238,61,117,94],"class_list":["post-24945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health-care-finance","category-health-insurance","category-medicare-general","category-medigap","tag-healthcare-costs","tag-healthcare-finance","tag-medicare","tag-medigap","tag-older-adults"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24945"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24946,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24945\/revisions\/24946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}