Blue
Cross Blue Shield
Medicare Supplement Plans

Anthem
Blue Cross Blue Shield is one of the most known and trusted names in
the health insurance industry. Blue Cross Blue Shield is actually an association
of several different insurance companies, each representing Blue Cross in their
own region. The local member companies of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Association provide coverage for one of every three Americans, a total of more
than 88 million people. Blue Cross Blue Shield also contracts with more
hospitals and physicians than any other insurer in the nation. You
can run Instant Quotes
to compare plans in your area and view plan brochures and applications.
The chart below shows
the benefits included in each of the twelve standard Medicare Supplement (Medigap)
plans.
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Features
|
A
|
B
|
C
|
D
|
E
|
F
|
G
|
K
|
L
|
M
|
N
| | Part
A Hospital Coinsurance |
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|
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| | Lifetime
Reserve Days |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | 365
More Hospital Days |
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|
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|
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|
|
| | Parts
A and B Blood |
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|
|
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|
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|
50%
|
75%
|
|  |
| Part
B Coinsurance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50%
|
75%
|
|  |
| Part
A Hospice Coinsurance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50%
|
75%
|
|  |
| Skilled
Nursing Coinsurance |
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
50%
|
75%
|
|  | | Part
A Deductible $1,100 in 2010 |
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|
|
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|
50%
|
75%
|
50%
|
| Part
B Deductible $155 in 2010
(execept for
$20 copay for office visits and a $50 copay for Emergency Room visits) |
--
|
-
|
|
-
|
-
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
| | Part
B Excess |
--
|
--
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
| | Foreign
Travel Emergency |
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|
--
|
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|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
| | Out
of Pocket Limits |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$4,620
|
$2,310
|
-
|
-
| |
Plan
F also has high deductible options, which some companies may offer. These
high deductible plans pay the same benefits as Plan F and J after one has paid
a calendar year $2000 deductible. Benefits from high deductible Plans
F will not begin until out-of-pocket expenses exceed $2000.
Plans K through N provide for different cost-sharing for items and services
than Plans A through G. With Plans K and L, once you reach your annual
"out-of-pocket limit," the plan will then pay 100% of the Medicare
co-payment, co-insurance and deductibles for the rest of the calendar year.
The out-of-pocket limit does not include charges for any provider that exceeds
Medicare-approved amounts, known as "excess charges." The annual
out-f-pocket limits for these plans in 2010 are $4620 for Plan K, and $2310
for Plan L. With
Plan M you pay 50% of your Part A Deductible, as well as the entire Part B deductible
($155 in 2010). Plan N pays all of your Part A Deductible, and you pay the entire
Part B deductible ($155 in 2010) plus a $20 copayment for office visits and
a $50 copayment for Emergency Room visits. After
the Medicare Supplement plan is mailed or delivered, you have a 30-day free
look to examine the plan and to decide if you want to keep it. If you
return the plan within 30 days, all of your money will be refunded. Note:
Not all plans are available in all states. Run an instant
quote to see plans in your area, or contact
us for your available options.
How to Apply
for Blue Cross Medigap Plans
Once
you decide on a plan, you will need to download an application to apply.
Simply click the "Apply" button on your instant
quote next to the plan you are interested in and download the application
(or contact us and we will email
you an application). Then
simply complete the application and fax it to us toll-free at 888-771-0010.
Mail the original copy of your application*, along with a check for the first
month's premium to: MediGap
Advisors
1001-A E. Harmony Rd., Suite
519
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Attn: New Enrollments *
If paying via bank draft, you do not need to mail your application Before
submitting your application, be sure that you: - Complete
all forms in full and sign them.
- Make sure to
use the correct application for your state.
- If you are
not applying during an open enrollment period, be sure to answer all health questions.
- Include a check,
money order or cashiers check in the amount of the premium for the mode selected,
or the bank draft authorization, if premiums are to be drafted, submitted along
with your application. All checks should be made payable to Blue Cross
Blue Shield.
If
you have any questions, call 866-323-1441 and we'll give you a quick answer
or assign someone on our team to be your own personal MediGap
Advisors. About
Anthem Blue Cross Blue ShieldThe
company known today as Anthem is the outgrowth of two Indianapolis-based corporations
formed in 1944 and 1946 as mutual insurance companies. Those two companies
were created to provide health insurance to residents of Indiana as Blue Cross
of Indiana. In the mid-1980s, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Indiana began
to diversify and expand, primarily through Blue Cross and Blue Shield mergers
and acquisitions. The Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies are independent
licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association and currently serve more
than 12.6 million customers in nine different states. Anthem
is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol ATH, and is
the fifth largest publicly traded health benefits company in the United States. Anthem
Blue Cross Blue Shield is rated "A"
(Excellent) by the A.M.
Best Company, an independent insurance rating organization. MediGap
Advisors
is an independent Anthem
Blue Cross Blue Shield producer. |