For Florida residents, Medicare Supplement (medigap) and medicare advantage is extra health insurance that you buy from a private company to pay health care costs not covered by Original Medicare, things they cover are co-payments, deductibles, and health care. Medcare.gov contains additional information.
U.S. Medigap policies don’t cover long-term care, dental care, eyeglasses, vision care, hearing aids, private-duty nursing and other items. Most plans do not cover prescription drugs.
At South Florida Medicare Specialists, we can help you get a Medicare Supplement (Medigap) policy. A Medicare Supplement (Medigap) policy covers only one person. If you and your spouse both want a Medigap policy you will each need to buy one.
Polices can vary from each state and at South Florida Medicare Specialists, we specialize in offering Medicare Supplement plans to the people in West Palm Beach, Jupiter, Boca Raton, Lake Worth, Del-Ray, Tequesta, and near by areas. Based on where you live, a medicare supplement plan in West Palm Beach may be different from a medicare supplement plan in Boca Raton.
Medigap policies are only available to people who already have Medicare Part A, which helps pay for hospital services, and Medicare Part B, which covers the cost for doctor services.
For a Medicare Supplement plan (Medigap), the person pays a monthly premium to the insurance company like United Healthcare, Mutual of Omaha, Aetna, BlueCross BlueShield in addition to your Medicare Part B premium.