People With Medicare

What if I still have an old Medigap policy with drug coverage (an H, I, or J policy) ?

If you join a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan:

  • You can keep your current policy—but without the drug coverage, or ask your company if you can switch to another Medigap policy.
  • You can see if you can buy a new Medigap policy that does not have drug coverage from a different company. They would review your application as if you were a new applicant. You would have to meet their usual medical underwriting requirements.

Your "Medicare & You 2013" handbook can tell you more about your options. Also, the "2013 Choosing a Medigap Policy" has details about Medigap plans. You can find out what each plan includes and decide what will work best for you. You can get them online at Medicare Publications.

 

Continue
Preparing

The material on the Medicare.gov site may make more sense if you read this information first:

These sections explain terms such as deductibles, cost-sharing, coverage gap and other information you will find on the Medicare site.
 

When you
are ready

Find and compare specific plans on the Medicare site. If you decide to join a plan, enroll when you are ready.

Find out if you qualify for Extra Help with Costs

 

Print these instructions for using the Medicare.gov Plan Finder

Information on this web site was compiled from approved materials of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.