Terms Search Tips Targeted Search by Area Website FAQs Notice of SAI Plus enforcement action. In the past, only a few companies sold Medicare supplement insurance policies to people under 65. Companies that offered such coverage could reject people whose medical histories made them more likely than others to file claims.
Open enrollment is a requirement with the force of law.
Daily coinsurance payments for the 61st through the 90th day in the hospital during a benefit period. All Medicare-eligible hospital charges for up to 365 days in a lifetime after a person has exhausted all of his or her Medicare hospital benefits. There are 10 standard Medicare supplement benefit plans, identified by the letters A through J. Insurance companies may offer persons with disabilities more generous plans than Plan A but are not required to. Although a company cannot deny a Plan A policy to any eligible person during open enrollment, it can withhold coverage of pre-existing conditions for as long as six months. When people receiving Medicare because of disabilities turn 65, they receive another six-month open enrollment period during which they can buy any Medicare supplement policy a company offers.