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


                                                                               Aetna Medicare    Humana Gold Plus
                             Plan Name     Medigap Plan F    Medigap Plan N
                                                                                  Value PPO          HMO Plan

                     Toll-Free Number           NA                 NA           (855) 275-6627    (800) 833-2364

            QuaSection Heading           How do these plans compare?
            lity ratings from


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


                                                                               You can see any
                How large is the plan's   You can see any    You can see any   provider but will    In-network
                                            provider who
                                                              provider who
                                                                                                   coverage only
                     provider network?    accepts Medicare  accepts Medicare   pay more out of   (unless emergency)
                                                                                   network
              Do you need referrals to
                       see specialists?         No                 No                No          Yes, in most cases

             What is the plan's service
               area for non-emergency       All 50  states     All 50 states     All 50 states    Greater Chicago
                                                                                                       area
                              services?



                 How good is the plan's    Excellent, but it   Excellent, but it   Good for PPO Plan.   Excellent. $2,650
             catastrophic coverage for  does not have an    does not have an   $3,950 in network;   out-of-pocket limit
                                                                              $8,250 in- and out-
                         medical costs?  out-of-pocket limit out-of-pocket limit  of-network      (network only)



                  What are Medicare's    Medicare does not  Medicare does not
                  ratings for this plan?    rate Medigap      rate Medigap      4 out of 5 stars  4 out of 5 stars
                                              policies           policies

                             Benefits for services not covered by Medicare

                Routine dental care         Not covered        Not covered      Some coverage     Some coverage



                Routine vision care         Not covered        Not covered      Some coverage     Some coverage

                                           80% of cost of     80% of cost of
                                              medical            medical
            Foreign travel emergencies    emergency; $250   emergency; $250      Not covered       Not covered
                                          deductible; $50k   deductible; $50k
                                            lifetime limit    lifetime limit

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