Millions of Americans rely on Medicare for healthcare, yet gaps in coverage can lead to significant out-of-pocket expenses.

Many adults approaching retirement expect that Medicare will pay for nursing care in the event of disability. It won't.

Millions of Americans depend on Medicare each year for their healthcare needs. However, the original Medicare plan leaves ...

Medigap plans can cover some of these expenses, but enrolling in one will also increase a person’s monthly premium costs. In addition, a person can only use a Medigap plan for Original Medicare ...

Plan K is one of the cheapest of Medicare Supplement plans. It has lower monthly costs and pays only half of your costs for most medical bills. The best Medicare Supplement plans cover much more of ...

Medigap plans can offer peace of mind — and some significant savings — by covering some of these costs. But if you sign up for a Medigap plan, you’ll have higher premium costs each month.

All Medigap policies cover hospital coinsurance — the costs that you pay for longer stays after deductibles are met. Many cover all or part of the hospital deductible ($1,676 this year).

Medicare can be weird: Sometimes, bad news for beneficiaries can actually be good news. That’s the case for certain people who’ll be shopping for a 2025 Medigap policy during Medicare’s Open ...

Medigap plan coverage is standardized, but the rates for each plan are set by the insurer you purchase your plan from. You can read more in our detailed look at Medigap Plan G costs.

Medigap plans G and N are both supplemental insurance plans offered by private insurance companies to help cover Medicare’s out-of-pocket costs. Plan G is slightly more comprehensive than Plan N.

If Medigap and Medicare Advantage (MA) reform proceeded in parallel, Congress could combine reducing MA overpayments with enhancing the traditional Medicare benefit by adding catastrophic protection.