What’s this about Medi Gap Plan F going away?
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA),
(H.R. 2, Pub.L. 114–10)
commonly called the Permanent Doc Fix,
establishes a new way to pay doctors who treat Medicare patients, revising the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. The reform is the largest in scale on the American health care system since the Affordable Care Act in 2010. It fixes the way Medicare doctors are reimbursed, fills in a funding gap and extends a popular children’s insurance program, CHIP.[1]
There MACRA related regulations also address incentives for use of health IT by physicians. Wikipedia
will no longer be available to newly eligible Medicare beneficiaries beginning in 2020. This is because CMS-Medicare decided they want those on Medicare to have more skin in the game, thus they no longer allow the Part B Deductible to be covered. Those who purchase Plan F, Innovative F, High F or F Extra can keep their plan!
For new enrollees, Plan G has same comprehensive benefits as Medicare Supplement Plan F, but Plan G does not cover the Part B deductible amount. Members are responsible to pay the Part B deductible. Blue Shield Email dated 9.20.2017 * Choosing a Medi Gap Policy # 02110 * CA Health Advocates * AAFP.org * CMS.gov * CMS FAQ’s * AHCA of 2017 §102 would add $422,000,000 for 2017 * Small practices to be exempt? Modern Health Care 6.20.2017
Resources & Links
NAIC – National Assoc of Insurance Commissioners – Guidance for MACRA * FAQ’s *
Section 401 of MACRA – Sec. 1882. [42 U.S.C. 1395ss] (z) prohibits the sale of Medigap policies that cover Part B deductibles to “newly eligible” Medicare beneficiaries defined as those individuals who:
(a) have attained age 65 on or after January 1, 2020; or
(b) first become eligible for Medicare due to age, disability or end-stage renal disease, on or after January 1, 2020. NAIC * SSA.gov *
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Do I have to actually buy plan F now to be grandfathered in
or if I’m 65 now but I have a group plan
when I no longer am working will I still be able to buy plan f?
MACRA prohibits the sale of Medigap Plans C and F beginning in 2020, but only to newly eligible Medicare beneficiaries. Only people who become 65 in 2020 or later, or anyone who becomes eligible for Medicare in 2020 or later because of disability or ESRD, can’t buy it. An individual who becomes eligible for Medicare before 2020, continues to work and delays enrollment in Part B, may buy Medigap Plan C or F if they leave that employment and enroll in Part B in 2020 or later. CAHealthCareAdvocates *
Do I have to actually buy plan F now to be grandfathered in
or if I’m 65 now but I have a group plan
when I no longer am working will I still be able to buy plan f?
MACRA prohibits the sale of Medigap Plans C and F beginning in 2020, but only to newly eligible Medicare beneficiaries. Only people who become 65 in 2020 or later, or anyone who becomes eligible for Medicare in 2020 or later because of disability or ESRD, can’t buy it. An individual who becomes eligible for Medicare before 2020, continues to work and delays enrollment in Part B, may buy Medigap Plan C or F if they leave that employment and enroll in Part B in 2020 or later. CAHealthCareAdvocates *