Confused about what Medicare supplements<\/a> – Medigap – is and what it actually offers? So are many other Americans. Good news, it\u2019s pretty straightforward.<\/p>\n In a hundred words or less, Medigap (Medicare supplement insurance) is offered to the public through private insurance companies in order to fill in the \u201cgaps\u201d in Medicare coverage. This is because Medicare <\/a>does not offer coverage for \u201ceverything\u201d and most people find they need a bit extra to get the coverage they need.<\/p>\n In an attempt to make things relatively simple, the government dictated that Medigap policy carriers are only allowed to offer precise plans the government approved. Those policies are Medicare supplement Plans A through Plan L. Every company that sells Medicare supplements<\/a> is selling the exact same policies; there are no differences between insurance companies on policy content. What does differ however, is the price charged for Medicare supplement insurance<\/a>. This definitely does change from company (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Confused about what Medicare supplements – Medigap – is and what it actually offers? So are many other Americans. Good news, it\u2019s pretty straightforward. In a hundred words or less, Medigap (Medicare supplement insurance) is offered to the public through…<\/span><\/p>\n