Medicare Supplement (Medigap) Plan N is one of the most popular Medicare Supplement plans. Learn what Medigap Plan N covers and how you can enroll.
Plan N is one of the 10 Medicare Supplement Insurance plans (also called Medigap) that are available in most states. Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan N offers coverage for all but two standardized benefits.
10 percent of Medicare Supplement Insurance plan beneficiaries are enrolled in Plan N.1
What does Medicare Supplement Plan N cover?
There are nine potential Medicare out-of-pocket costs that can be covered by a Medicare Supplement Insurance plan. Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan N offers coverage for seven of those nine benefits.
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Some of the Medicare costs that are covered in full by Medicare Supplement Plan N include:
Medicare Part A coinsurance and hospital costs Part A coinsurance can reach as high as $800 per day for long-term hospital stays in 2023, if you’re hospitalized for an extended period of time (more than 60 days).
Medicare Part B coinsurance or copayments Medicare Part B typically requires a 20 percent coinsurance payment for covered services.
Medicare Part A hospice care coinsurance or copayments Medicare Part A often requires a copayment for prescription drugs administered as part of hospice care and coinsurance payments for respite care.
Coinsurance for skilled nursing facility stays Part A also requires coinsurance payments for inpatient stays at skilled nursing facilities. These coinsurance costs can total $200 per day for days 21 through 100 of a stay at a skilled nursing facility in 2023.
Medicare Part A deductible Before having to pay any coinsurance, Medicare Part A beneficiaries must first meet a deductible of $1,600 for each benefit period in 2023.
A benefit period begins the day you are admitted to a hospital or skilled nursing facility and ends when you have been out of the facility for 60 consecutive days. You could potentially face multiple benefit periods within one calendar year, and you must meet your Medicare Part A deductible in each benefit period before Medicare begins to pay its share of your costs.
First three pints of blood Medicare does not cover the first three pints of blood that are used for a transfusion.
The seventh and final benefit area covered by Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan N is emergency care that is received outside the U.S. Medicare only covers such care under very limited circumstances, but Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan N covers 80 percent of the costs for qualified emergency medical care abroad.
* Plan F and Plan C are not available to Medicare beneficiaries who became eligible for Medicare on or after January 1, 2020. If you became eligible for Medicare before 2020,... you may still be able to enroll in Plan F or Plan C as long as they are available in your area.
1 Plans F and G offer high-deductible plans that each have an annual deductible of $2,700 in 2023. Once the annual deductible is met, the plan pays 100% of covered services for the rest of the year. The high-deductible Plan F is not available to new beneficiaries who became eligible for Medicare on or after January 1, 2020.
2 Plan K has an out-of-pocket yearly limit of $6,940 in 2023. After you pay the out-of-pocket yearly limit and yearly Part B deductible, it pays 100% of covered services for the rest of the calendar year.
3 Plan L has an out-of-pocket yearly limit of $3,470 in 2023. After you pay the out-of-pocket yearly limit and yearly Part B deductible, it pays 100% of covered services for the rest of the calendar year.
4 Plan N pays 100% of the Part B coinsurance, except for a copayment of up to $20 for some office visits and up to $50 copayment for emergency room visits that don’t result in an inpatient admission.+ Read more
Plan N may be a good fit for you
There are only three Medicare Supplement Insurance plans that offer more benefits than Medigap Plan N.
Plan N only fails to cover two of the nine Medigap benefit areas:
The Medicare Part B deductible
Medicare Part B excess charges
The Medicare Part B deductible is $226 per year in 2023, which works out to just around $19 per month. If you can find Medicare Supplement Plan N with premiums that are at least $19 cheaper than a plan that covers the Part B deductible, the tradeoff may be worth it for you.
Part B excess charges, which can be as high as 15 percent of the Medicare-approved amount for medical services, are only incurred when you visit a health care provider that does not accept Medicare assignment.
If you avoid health care providers that do not accept Medicare assignment, you may not have to worry about being charged an excess amount.
Shopping for Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan N
Medicare Supplement Insurance is sold by private insurance companies, meaning the cost and availability of plans can differ from state to state.
A licensed insurance agent can help you learn about Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan N and other Medigap plans that may be available where you live. Call to speak with a licensed agent today.
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