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Medigap plans are supplemental insurance plans that work alongside Original Medicare.The following are the seven ways to obtain guaranteed issuance during the Medicare Supplemental Special Enrollment Period…

The first thing you must know is that you do not need to be 65 to qualify for Medicare.  People with certain disabilities or end stage renal can also qualify for Medicare.

Did you know that Original Medicare doesn’t usually cover you when you are outside the U.S. (including cruises!)? This is where you get help from…

You may already know that Medicare covers you up to 80%. A Medigap plan will take care of the remaining 20%. This means that whatever Medicare covers, Medigap will cover too.

Medicare Open Enrollment AEP Knowledge Base Medicare’s Annual Election Period (AEP) starts every OCTOBER 15th and ends DECEMBER 7th. Some people call this “open enrollment” but the official name for it is Annual Election Period or AEP for short. It is the designated time for switching Medicare Advantage/Part D drug plans or signing up for […]

Good news for Californians with Medigap plans. You now get 60 days to switch…

Acupuncture and Chiropractic serve as different ways to decrease pain or make it more manageable. Medigap Innovative G in California is now covering both of them.

Americans under 65 (U65) are able to enroll in Medicare due to disability or ESRD (End Stage Renal Disease). Some states require that you need to receive disability benefits for at least two years before you can enroll in Medicare. If you qualify for Medicare then you MAY also be able to enroll in Medigap to get additional coverage. There has been a lot of confusion on this subject due to state and federal laws, so we have created this article to help break down U65 Medigap by state.

Now that Medigap Plan F is off limits for newly eligible Medicare members, most seniors don’t even have to deal with deciding whether to enroll Plan F or Plan G, and just go right to Plan G and its variants offering added benefits.

It is not required by federal law for insurance companies to sell Medigap policies to people under 65 years of age. Many states, however, have separate laws that require a Medigap option for Medicare-eligible individuals who are under 65. That means that under 65 individuals may or not be able to purchase a Medigap plan depending on which state you live in.