Medigap : A Primer

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 13-R4-2745 in the 2013 issue. Provides overview of Medigap insurance, a private supplementa...

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 13-R4-2745 in the 2013 issue.

Provides overview of Medigap insurance, a private supplemental insurance Medicare beneficiaries can purchase to fill certain cost gaps left by the basic Medicare benefit package. Covers history of Medigap legislation, various types of Medigap plans, consumer protections awarded to Medigap beneficiaries, requirements facing insurance providers and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, and Medigap markets.

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