Page 10 - Cover letter and evaluation for Jerry Sicherman

Core Benefits
Medigap Plan Comparisons: This chart shows how much cost-sharing you
will have in each Medigap plan. Not included are payments for services that
Medicare does not cover like routine dental/vision care, hearing aids, benefits for
A B
more than 100 days a skilled nursing facility, and so on.

Estimated annual premiums for 85-year-old man in Palos Verdes, CA* $2,225 $2,900

Each plan's benefits relative to Plan F 70.7% 85.6%
Coverage Area 2019 Coverage Gap
$341 daily co-pay for days 61-90;
You pay You pay
Part A Hospital Co-Insurance $682 daily co-pay for days 91-150;
nothing nothing
All plans cover 365 additional days.
Part A Skilled Nursing Facility Co- A $170.50 daily co-payment for days 21-100 in a
Not covered Not covered
Insurance skilled nursing facility

Part A Hospice Care Co-Insurance 5% co-insurance for respite care; You pay
or Co-Payment $5 co-payment for inpatient drugs nothing You pay
nothing
Part A Hospital Deductible The $1,364 first-day deductible You pay $1,364

Part B Deductible In 2019 the Part B deductible is $185 You pay $185 You pay $185

20% of Medicare-approved amounts for most
Part B Co-Insurance or Co- You pay You pay
services covered by Part B after the $185
Payment nothing nothing
deductible is paid

In most states, providers who do not accept
assignment can charge up to 15% more than
Part B Excess Charges Not covered Not covered
Medicare-approved amounts. Three Medigap
plans cover these excess charges.

Medicare does not cover medical care outside
the United States. But the seven Medigap plans
Foreign Travel Emergencies** Not covered Not covered
indicated do offer some coverage for emergency
medical care in other countries.

You pay You pay
Blood First 3 pints of blood
nothing nothing

*Estimated annual premiums are based in most cases on your state insurance department's Medigap premium comparisons or
on quotes from an actuarial firm. There can be large variations in premiums from one company to another, and it's a good idea
to get several current quotes.

**Plans C, D, F, G, M, and N include benefits for foreign travel emergencies. These plans cover 80% of cost of medical
emergencies while traveling in other countries. This coverage has a $250 deductible and a $50,000 lifetime limit.

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