Kansas Medicare beneficiaries can still purchase Medicare Supplement Plans C or F through the end of 2019, according to Ken Selzer, CPA, Kansas commissioner of insurance.
The plans, which are regulated by the Kansas Insurance Department, will not be sold beginning in 2020, Commissioner Selzer said. However, those who are already eligible or enrolled in Medicare before 2020 will be able to keep those plans if they have them.
“Those plans will still be in force for you if you have them before 2020,” Commissioner Selzer said. “There is no reason you have to replace them. Your insurance company will still service your claims under those plans’ provisions.”
Congressional changes to the Medicare Access CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 prohibit the sale beginning in 2020. KID has received inquiries from consumers who have been misinformed about the plans’ immediate discontinuance.
Medicare Supplement insurance can help cover the expenses that come with coverage gaps in original Medicare. Plans such as these are often referred to as Medigap plans.
These plans and several others are described in the insurance department’s “Medicare Supplement Insurance Shopper’s Guide,” which is available for order in hard copy form or online at www.ksinsurance.org.
“I urge those seeking Medicare Supplement information to call your insurance agent or our department’s Consumer Assistance Hotline at 800-432-2484,” Commissioner Selzer said.