Medicare Supplement Plan Comparison
There are ten Medicare Supplement (Medigap) plans available once you have turned 65 and are enrolled in Original Medicare. Each plan has a specific range of coverage it provides, which is important to understand if you are trying to find a Medigap plan that works well with your specific needs.
To learn more about the coverage provided by each Medigap plan, keep reading.
Parts of Medicare
To get a more accurate answer to this question, we need to look at each plan’s coverage. Keep in mind that the coverage varies, and so do the costs. Typically, the more coverage there is, the higher the premium.
Plan A covers:
- 100% of Part A hospital coinsurance
- 100% of Part A hospice copayment
- 100% of Part B coinsurance or copayment
- 100% of the first three pints of a blood in a transfusion
Plan B covers:
- 100% of Part A hospital coinsurance
- 100% of Part A hospice copayment
- 100% of Part A deductible
- 100% of Part B coinsurance or copayment
- 100% of the first three pints of a blood in a transfusion
Plan C covers:
- 100% of Part A hospital coinsurance
- 100% of Part A hospice copayment
- 100% of Part A deductible
- 100% of Part B coinsurance or copayment
- 100% of Part B deductible
- 100% of the first three pints of a blood in a transfusion
- 100% of skilled nursing copayment
- 80% of a foreign travel emergency
Plan D covers:
- 100% of Part A hospital coinsurance
- 100% of Part A hospice copayment
- 100% of Part A deductible
- 100% of Part B coinsurance or copayment
- 100% of the first three pints of a blood in a transfusion
- 100% of skilled nursing copayment
- 80% of a foreign travel emergency
Plan F covers:
- 100% of Part A hospital coinsurance
- 100% of Part A hospice copayment
- 100% of Part A deductible
- 100% of Part B coinsurance or copayment
- 100% of Part B deductible
- 100% of Part B excess charges
- 100% of the first three pints of a blood in a transfusion
- 100% of skilled nursing copayment
- 80% of a foreign travel emergency
Plan G covers:
- 100% of Part A hospital coinsurance
- 100% of Part A hospice copayment
- 100% of Part A deductible
- 100% of Part B coinsurance or copayment
- 100% of Part B excess charges
- 100% of the first three pints of a blood in a transfusion
- 100% of skilled nursing copayment
- 80% of a foreign travel emergency
Plan K covers:
- 100% of Part A hospital coinsurance
- 50% of Part A hospice copayment
- 50% of Part A deductible
- 50% of Part B coinsurance or copayment
- 50% of the first three pints of a blood in a transfusion
- 50% of skilled nursing copayment
Plan L covers:
- 100% of Part A hospital coinsurance
- 75% of Part A hospice copayment
- 75% of Part A deductible
- 75% of Part B coinsurance or copayment
- 75% of the first three pints of a blood in a transfusion
- 75% of skilled nursing copayment
Plan M covers:
- 100% of Part A hospital coinsurance
- 100% of Part A hospice copayment
- 50% of Part A deductible
- 100% of Part B coinsurance or copayment
- 100% of the first three pints of a blood in a transfusion
- 100% of skilled nursing copayment
- 80% of a foreign travel emergency
Plan N covers:
- 100% of Part A hospital coinsurance
- 100% of Part A hospice copayment
- 100% of Part A deductible
- 100% of Part B coinsurance or copayment (you pay up to $20 for each doctor visit and up to $50 for each emergency room visit)
- 100% of the first three pints of a blood in a transfusion
- 100% of skilled nursing copayment
- 80% of a foreign travel emergency