The 2010 Medigap Changes

Posted by J. Garrett Ball, Medicare specialist on June 26, 2009 under Medicare News, Medicare insurance news | Read the First Comment

Medicare announced in March of this year changes to the standardized South Carolina Medicare Supplements that will take effect June 1, 2010. If you already have a Medicare Supplement, this will NOT affect any current coverage that you have.

 

The only people that will be affected are people who turn 65 on or after 6/1/10 or those who switch plans/companies after that date. Some major changes are:

 

• Preventive Care and At Home Recovery are deleted from all plans that included them.
• Medicare Hospice coverage is added as a basic “core” benefit to all plans.
• For Plan ‘G’, At Home Recovery is gone, but the Part B Excess charges amount goes from 80% to 100%.
• Plans ‘E’, ‘H’, ‘I’ and ‘J’ are eliminated.

In the coming months, we will be publishing more information on our blog about additional changes associated with the 2010 revamping of the standard Medigap plans.

 

For specific questions about the plans, you can contact Secure Medicare Solutions toll-free at 877.506.3378 or contact us online: Contact Secure Medicare Solutions.