 [ Symptoms ] i need a supplement for my medicare  when i tried to sign up all the health insurance providers asked if i had cancer a heart condition etc i was under the impression that it did not matter if i had cancer etc why do all these insurance providers ask if you had a heart attack etc they were bragging that they did not ask that on tv [ Disease ] medicare supplement plans are not changing under the aca and operate differently than private health plans for people under the age of 65 you are guaranteed a medicare advantage plan but medicare supplement which helps to pay costs medicare alone does not are still able to deny people with pre existing health conditions