Do you need to buy a Medigap (Medicare supplement insurance) policy?
” Mercy Health Plans has a contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the government agency that runs Medicare. At the end of each year, the contract is reviewed, and either Mercy Health Plans or CMS can decide to end it. You will receive 90 days advance notice in this situation. Our contract may end at other times too. If CMS ends our contract in the middle of the year, your advance notice may be as little as 30 days or even fewer days. Whenever a Medicare health plan leaves the Medicare program or stops serving your area, you will be provided a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) to make choices about how you get Medicare, including choosing a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan and guaranteed issue rights to a Medigap policy. What is “Disenrollment”? “Disenrollment” means ending your membership. You can end your membership for any reason. This is called Voluntary disenrollment. However, there are limits on when you may leave, how often you can make changes, and what t
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