{"id":505,"date":"2024-01-29T08:57:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T16:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medisure.agency\/articles\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=505"},"modified":"2024-02-02T15:56:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T23:56:43","slug":"medigap","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/medisure.agency\/articles\/glossary\/medigap\/","title":{"rendered":"Medigap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Medigap, also known as <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/medisure.agency\/articles\/2024\/02\/01\/a-comprehensive-overview-of-medicare\/\">Medicare<\/a> Supplement Insurance, is a type of health insurance policy sold by private insurance companies to fill in the gaps (or &ldquo;gaps&rdquo;) in coverage left by <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Original Medicare&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt; Original Medicare refers to the traditional fee-for-service health insurance program offered by the federal government in the United States. It includes Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) and Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance). &lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/medisure.agency\/articles\/glossary\/original-medicare\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Original Medicare<\/a>. <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Original Medicare&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt; Original Medicare refers to the traditional fee-for-service health insurance program offered by the federal government in the United States. It includes Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) and Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance). &lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/medisure.agency\/articles\/glossary\/original-medicare\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Original Medicare<\/a> consists of <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Part A&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt; Original Medicare Part A is one of the four parts of the United States government&amp;#039;s Medicare program, which provides health insurance coverage for eligible individuals. Part A specifically covers hospital insurance and certain skilled nursing facility services. &lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/medisure.agency\/articles\/glossary\/part-a\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Part A<\/a> (hospital insurance) and <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Part B&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt; Original Medicare Part B is one of the four parts of the United States government&amp;#039;s Medicare program, providing health insurance coverage for eligible individuals. Part B is often referred to as medical insurance, and it covers a wide range of outpatient services, preventive care, and medically necessary services &lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/medisure.agency\/articles\/glossary\/part-b\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Part B<\/a> (medical insurance).&nbsp; Together they cover many healthcare services, but they don&rsquo;t cover all costs. Medigap policies are designed to help individuals with out-of-pocket expenses such as copayments, <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Coinsurance&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt; Coinsurance is a cost-sharing arrangement between an individual and their health insurance provider.&nbsp; Both parties share the costs of covered healthcare services after the individual has met their deductible. It is usually expressed as a percentage. &lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/medisure.agency\/articles\/glossary\/coinsurance\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>coinsurance<\/a>, and deductibles. &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-505","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Medigap - The Medisure Agency Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Medigap, also known as Medicare Supplement Insurance, is a type of health insurance policy sold by private insurance companies to fill in the gaps in coverage left by Medicare.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/medisure.agency\/articles\/glossary\/medigap\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Medigap\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Medigap, also known as Medicare Supplement Insurance, is a type of health insurance policy sold by private insurance companies to fill in the gaps in coverage left by Medicare.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/medisure.agency\/articles\/glossary\/medigap\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Medisure Agency Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicare.medisure.agency\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-02-02T23:56:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@medisureagency\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/medisure.agency\\\/articles\\\/glossary\\\/medigap\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/medisure.agency\\\/articles\\\/glossary\\\/medigap\\\/\",\"name\":\"Medigap - 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