Do
You Need Medicare Supplement Insurance?
What
is Medicare?
Medicare
is a health insurance program for people 65 years of age or
older, certain younger people with disabilities, and people
with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), (people with permanent
kidney failure who need dialysis or a transplant). Medicare
was signed into law in 1966.
Medicare coverage consists of two parts: Hospital Insurance
(Part A) that pays for inpatient hospital stay, care in a
skilled nursing facility, home health care, and hospice care.
Medical Insurance (Part B) that helps pay for doctors'services,
outpatient care, and other medical services that are not covered
by Part A.
What
is Medicare Supplement Insurance?
Medicare
Supplement Insurance (Medigap) is sold by private insurance
companies to fill the "gaps" in Original Medicare
Plan coverage. There are ten standardized policies, labeled
Plan A through Plan J. Medigap policies only work with the
Original Medicare Plan.
For
more information about Medicare health plans call us today
at: (202) 296-8614 in the Washington, DC metro area,
or 1-800-964-8614. Or log on to: www.medicare.gov.
Ask
your State Health Insurance Assistance Program about today's
MEDIGAPs.
Then let PaulBalep help you buy yours.
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