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Plans that appear to meet your criteria


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


                                                                                                      Regence
                                                                                Aetna Medicare
                             Plan Name     Medigap Plan F    Medigap Plan L                      MedAdvantage + Rx
                                                                                Select PPO Plan
                                                                                                  Primary PPO Plan

                     Toll-Free Number           NA                 NA           (855) 338-7027    (888) 369-3171

            QuaSection Heading            How do these plans compare?
            lity ratings from

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



                How large is the plan's   Medigap policies   Medigap policies   More than 18,000  More than 10,000

                     provider network?      do not have        do not have        providers          providers
                                             networks           networks
              Do you need referrals to          No                 No                No                 No

                       see specialists?

                                                                              $250 a day for days  $450 a day for days
            What is the potential cost       No cost for                        1 through 4 in     1-4 in network
                     of a hospital stay?  Medicare-covered        $329         network hospital;   hospital; $0 for
                                          hospital services
                                                                               $0 for days 5-90.     days 5-90.

                                                                              Above average for
                                          Excellent. It does                                      Weak. $6,700 in
                 How good is the plan's  not have an out-of-  Excellent. $2,560   PPO: $5,900 in   network; $10,000
                                                                                 network and
                catastrophic coverage?      pocket limit,      for covered     $8,500 including    in and out-of-
                                                                 services
                                              though                                                 network
                                                                                out-of network.

                  What are Medicare's     Medigap policies   Medigap policies
                  ratings for this plan?   are not rated by   are not rated by      4 stars           4 stars
                                                                Medicare
                                             Medicare
                                 Benefits for services not covered by Medicare

                    Routine dental care     Not covered        Not covered       Not covered        Not covered


                    Routine vision care     Not covered        Not covered       Not covered        Not covered

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


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