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"Medigap policies provide unique benefits. How?\nWhen you enroll in Medicare you may mistakenly assume that you are fully covered and do not have to pay a cent from your pocket. While Medicare health insurance takes care of most medical costs for seniors you are still required to pay deductibles. This will vary depending on your medical costs every year, and to be safe many people invest in Medigap policies – these are policies that supplement the costs that aren’t included in your Medicare plan.\nIn other words, you will pay premiums to an insurance company, and in turn, they will pay any supplemental costs so that you don’t have to pay for medical care directly out of pocket.\nApply Immediately After You Enroll\nThe most important thing to know about Medigap policies is that it is best to apply for them immediately after you enroll for Medicare. You are given a period of 7 months from when you first enroll during which insurance companies cannot deny you coverage regardless of your condition and they cannot charge you more or turn you away based on preexisting conditions. Once that 7 month period elapses, you can be turned away by an insurance company when you want a Medigap policy or they can charge you more because of existing conditions.\n........"
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