Medigap : A Primer.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health insurance.

Insurance companies.

Medical economics.

Medicare.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (32 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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, and requirements facing insurance providers and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Describes Medigap markets, discusses proposals related to percentages of Medigap insurer revenue that is returned as benefits to policy holders, and summarizes Medigap cost-sharing requirements.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Medigap

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.