A Medigap (also known as Medicare supplement insurance) policy is the coverage you buy to help cover the gaps in your Original Medicare insurance. Only you can decide if a Medigap policy is the way for you to supplement your Medicare coverage and which Medigap policy to choose (http://www.medicaresupplementplans.com/plans.html).
Q1Medicare.com brings the 2011 Medicare Part D Defined Standard Benefit Parameters Online
The 2011 Medicare Part D Defined Standard Benefit parameters are now online at Q1Medicare.com (http://www.q1medicare.com/PartD-The-2011-Medicare-Part-D-Outlook.php?utm_source=2010_07_PR&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=pr), highlighting how Medicare Part D plan coverage has changed each year since 2006. In contrast to past years, the 2011 model plan parameters, such as the standard Initial Deductible, Initial Coverage Limit, and Donut Hole boundaries, have not changed significantly. Q1Medicare.com has also updated their 2011 PDP-Planner to help the Medicare community visualize how the 2011 changes can affect next year’s prescription drug plan coverage....
Choosing a Medicare Supplement Insurance Policy: Five Things to Understand about Medigap Insurance
Anyone 65 years of age and over who has signed on for Medicare is likely going to realize that Medicare only covers a finite group of health care costs, leaving gaps in their medical insurance coverage. To help pay some of the health care costs that standard Medicare does'nt cover, such as co-payments, co-insurance and deductibles, there is Medicare supplemental insurance plan - also known as Medigap - which may cover what Medicare doesn’t cover.
