blue shield medicare advantage

Medigap

Medicare Advantage Plans are different than Medicare Supplements or Medigap Plans.

A Medicare Advantage Plan has few carriers and options than its Medigap counter part but is very popular becasue often times they are the lowest monthly premium.

Medicare Advantage (aka PART C) can also come with RX or prescription drug coverage know as MAPD

If you have questions about medigap call!

For information about Medicare supplements and medigap keep reading!!

THE BELOW INFO IS ABOUT MEDIGAP

blue shield medicare advantage Frequently Asked Questions

Question: are medicare supplements based on income
Answer: are medicare supplements based on income is a popular question, but may vary on your location, health and age so please call 972-904-5203 to speak to a live agent for a customized answer.

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Question: why prescription drugs are good
Answer: why prescription drugs are good is a popular question, but may vary on your location, health and age so please call 972-904-5203 to speak to a live agent for a customized answer.

Question: prescription drugs and their uses
Answer: prescription drugs and their uses is a popular question, but may vary on your location, health and age so please call 972-904-5203 to speak to a live agent for a customized answer.

Prescription Drug Coverage FAQ’s

Question: Are drugs like Acular Ls Ketorolac TromethamineDivalproex Sodium Divalproex SodiumHydrea HydroxyureaMozobil Plerixafor Prudoxin Doxepin HCl}covered by Medigap or Medicare Advantage Plans?
Answer: Acular Ls Ketorolac Tromethamine, Divalproex Sodium Divalproex Sodium, Hydrea Hydroxyurea, Mozobil Plerixafor and Prudoxin Doxepin HCl may require a separate stand along RX or MEDICARE PART D plan call 972-800-6670 to speak to a live agent for a customized answer about Prescription Drug Coverage.

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Local blue shield medicare advantage Insurance Agents

National helpline: 972-904-5203

Top blue shield medicare advantage Companies

• Great Southern Life Insurance Company
• Medigaps By Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, A Division of Health Care Service
• Medicare Supplements Southern Guaranty Insurance Company
• Medicare health Insurance UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company (AARP)
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Medigap Plan Rates (Sample)

These rates are based on random carriers and for illustration purposes only. Please call 972-904-5203 for more details and rates specific to your needs.

Standardized Plans are:

Male Non Smoker

Male Smoker Rates

FACT: Smokers pay additional premium for using tobacco products of any kind, and will need to be off tobacco for 2 years before reconsidered for the non-smoker rate in most cases.

Medigap Plan Female Non-Smoker Rates

FACT: Females are typically less expensive than their male counter parts.

Medigap Female Smoker Rate Samples

Disclaimers:

*Not All Plans are available in all areas.

*Rates may vary or changed. Current rates were published from 2020 data. Check with your agent or call 972-800-6670 for details

Medicare Supplement Insurance – Plan A

Medicare Supplement Plan A covers very basic services and out-of-pocket costs can be high.  Plan A covers:

• Medicare Part A coinsurance plus coverage up to an additional 365 days after Medicare benefits are depleted
• 100% Part B coinsurance or copayment
• Blood needed (first 3 pints)
• Part A hospice care coinsurance or copayment

Medicare Supplement Insurance – Plan F

Medicare Supplement Plan F offers the most complete coverage and is the only Plan that covers the Part B deductible.  There are low or no out-of-pocket costs.

• Medicare Part A coinsurance and plus coverage up to an additional 365 days after Medicare benefits are depleted
• 100% Part B coinsurance or copayment
• Blood (first 3 pints)
• Part A hospice care coinsurance or copayment
• Skilled nursing facility coinsurance
• Part A deductible
• Part B deductible
• 100% Part B excess charges
• Foreign travel health care

Medicare Supplement Insurance – Plan G

Medicare Supplement Plan G covers the same basic benefits of Plan A, but also covers skilled nursing coinsurance, Part A deductible,  100% of Part B excess charges, and foreign travel health care.   Plan G does not cover the Part B Deductible.  Plan G covers:

• Medicare Part A coinsurance and plus coverage up to an additional 365 days after Medicare benefits are depleted
• 100% of Part B coinsurance or copayment
• Blood (first 3 pints)
  • Part A hospice coinsurance
• Skilled nursing facility care coinsurance
• Part A deductible
• 100%Part B excess charges
  • Difference between what a provider charges and the amount that Medicare will pay
  • Foreign travel health care

Medicare Supplement Insurance – Plan N

Medicare Supplement Plan N offers the same basic benefits of Plan G but does not cover Part B coinsurance or copayments and Part B excess charges.  Plan N does not cover the Part B deductible.

• Medicare Part A coinsurance and plus coverage up to an additional 365 days after Medicare benefits are depleted
• Part B coinsurance or copayment
  • Except for up to $20 for some office visits
  • And up to $50  for emergency room visits that don’t result in inpatient admission
• Blood (first 3 pints)
• Part A hospice coinsurance
• Skilled nursing facility coinsurance
• Part A deductible
• Foreign travel health care

EXCLUSIONS

Carrier will not pay benefits for:

1. Expense incurred while this policy is not in force, except as provided in the Extension of Benefits section;
2. Hospital or Skilled Nursing Facility confinement charges incurred prior to the effective date of coverage;
3. That portion of any expense incurred which is paid for by Medicare;
4. Services for non-Medicare Eligible Expenses, including but not limited to, routine exams, take-home drugs and eye refractions;
5. Services for which a charge is not normally made in the absence of insurance;

Loss of expense that is payable under any other Medicare Supplement Insurance policy or certificate.

GUARANTEED RENEWABLE FOR LIFE

The policy is guaranteed renewable for life.  This means you have the right to continue your policy in force for as long as you live.

CANCELLATION

Unless there has been a Material Misrepresentation, we cannot cancel your coverage for as long as you pay the required premium payment when it is due.

TERMINATION

The policy will terminate on the earliest of:

a) the date we receive your written or verbal request to cancel the policy (in which case the grace period will not apply);

b) the date this policy is replaced by another Medicare supplement or Medicare Select policy (in which case the grace period will not apply);

c) the Policy Renewal Date, if sufficient premium has not been paid before the end of the grace period; or

d) the date of your death

In the event of cancellation or death, we will promptly return the unearned portion of any premium paid to you, if you are living; otherwise to your estate.

Termination of coverage will not affect any claim originating while this policy was in force.