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Plans that appear to meet your criteria


                               These four plans are compared on this page and the following page.

                                                                                                 AARP Medicare
                                                                             Alignment Health
                           Plan Name     Medigap Plan G    Medigap Plan K   Plan My Choice (an   Complete Secure
                                                                                  HMO)         Horizons Plan 1 (an
                                                                                                     HMO)

                   Toll-Free Number           NA                 NA           (888) 979-2247    (800) 555-5757
          QuaSection Heading             How do these plans compare?
          lity ratings from

              Can you continue to see
                   your physician(s)?        2640               1100          Yes, but verify    Yes, but verify


              How large is the plan's   Medigap policies   Medigap policies

                   provider network?      do not have        do not have     10,000+ providers  5,500+ providers
                                            networks          networks
            Do you need referrals to

                      see specialists?         No                No            Yes, probably     Yes, probably



           What is the potential cost      No cost for                       $50 a day for days  $150 a day for days
                   of a hospital stay?  Medicare-covered        $670           1-3; nothing       1-5; nothing
                                        hospital services
                                                                                thereafter
                                                                                                   thereafter
                                        Excellent. It does
               How good is the plan's  not have an out-of-  Fair. $5,240 for   Very good. $3,400   Fair. $4,900 for
                                                                               for network
              catastrophic coverage?      pocket limit,    covered services.  medical services  network medical
                                                                                                    services
                                             though

                What are Medicare's     Medigap policies   Medigap policies
                ratings for this plan?   are not rated by   are not rated by   4.5 out of 5 stars  4.5 out of 5 stars
                                           Medicare           Medicare
                               Benefits for services not covered by Medicare


                  Routine dental care     Not covered        Not covered      Limited benefits  Supplemental plan


                                                                             Routine eye exam  Routine eye exam
                  Routine vision care     Not covered        Not covered
                                                                              and eyeglasses    and eye glasses


                                           After $250
                                       deductible, 80% of
          Foreign travel emergencies                         Not covered       Not covered        Not covered
                                         costs ($50,000
                                          lifetime limit)


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