The Partnership to Protect Medigap wants to help you stay informed and engaged on the issues and news affecting your health plans. Here you will find up-to-date resources, news articles and statements relating to Medigap.

Email Alerts

• Make Your Voice Heard as Washington Discusses Medigap Changes (April 11, 2013)
• Rural and Low-Income Seniors Rely on Medigap (February 19, 2013)
• Letter-to-the-Editor Emphasizes the Value of Medigap Coverage (January 15, 2013)
• Medigap Changes Considered in "Fiscal Cliff" Talks (December 3, 2012)
• Medigap Plans Help Lead the Way in Strengthening Public Safety Net (September 13, 2012)
• Seniors Continue to be Satisfied with Medigap Coverage (June 15, 2012)
• New Report: Medigap Continues to Be a Popular Coverage Option for Medicare Beneficiaries (June 6, 2012)
• Medigap Is a Vital Source of Coverage for Low-Income and Rural Beneficiaries (May 4, 2012)
• Update from DC on Deficit Reduction Discussions and Medigap (December 5, 2011)
• The Most Important Voice in the Medigap Discussions (October 25, 2011)
• Help Set the Record Straight on Medigap (October 3, 2011)
• Update on Proposals That Could Impact Medigap (September 29, 2011)
• Medigap Safe for Now as President and Congress Reach Debt Deal (August 3, 2011)
• Thanks for Your Support (July 13, 2011)
• Protect Your Medigap Coverage by Sharing Your Story (July 7, 2011)
• Let Congress Know You Rely on Your Medigap (July 1, 2011)

Reports and Resources

• 2012 Medigap Satisfaction Survey Summary
• 2012 Medigap Satisfaction Survey Slideshow
• Trends in Medigap Coverage and Enrollment, 2011 (June 6, 2012)
• Trends in Medigap Coverage and Enrollment Fact Sheet, 2011 (May 31, 2012)
• Medigap Is Valuable to Subpopulations Fact Sheet (May 10, 2012)
• Demographics of Medigap Enrollees (May 10, 2012)
• Low-Income & Rural Beneficiaries with Medigap Coverage, 2010 (May 4, 2012)
• CMS Choosing a Medigap Policy (May 1, 2012)
• Medicare Supplement (Medigap) Insurance: Myths & Facts (April 24, 2012)
• HHS Report on Variation and Trends in Medigap Premiums (March 1, 2012)
• Bibliography and Summaries of Cost-Sharing Literature (December 26, 2011)
• Intended and Unintended Consequences of a Prohibition on Medigap First-dollar Benefits (October 20, 2011)
• Summary of Select Federal Medigap First-Dollar Coverage Proposals (September 21, 2011)
• Medigap: What You Need To Know (July 7, 2011)
• CMS Medicare & You 2011
• Cost-Sharing: Effects on Spending and Outcomes (December 1, 2010)
• Patient Cost-Sharing and Hospitalization Offsets in the Elderly (March 1, 2010)
• Increased Ambulatory Care Copayments and Hospitalizations Among the Elderly (January 28, 2010)
• Exploring the Effects of Secondary Coverage on Medicare Spending for the Elderly (June 1, 2009)
• Health Affairs Marketwatch — Medigap Coverage and Medicare Spending: A Second Look (Policy Brief)
• Health Affairs Marketwatch — Medigap Coverage and Medicare Spending: A Second Look (Full Report)
• Characteristics Patient Cost-Sharing, Hospitalization Offsets, and the Design of Optimal Health Insurance for the Elderly (March 1, 2007) [subscription required]
• Supplemental Insurance: Medicare Accidental Stepchild (June 1, 2001) [subscription required]
• Supplemental insurance and mortality in elderly Americans: Finding from a national cohort (January 1, 2000)
• The Effect of Coinsurance on the Health of Adults: Results from the Rand Health Insurance Experiment (December 1, 1984)

News Articles

• NAIC and CIPR Open Letter to Senator Murray and Representative Hensarling (September 21, 2011)
• Kaiser Health News: Insurance Commissioners To Tell Congress Not To Change Medigap Policies (September 15, 2011)
• New York Times: Medicare and Medicaid Cut Proposals Stir Opposition (July 12, 2011)
• Baltimore Sun: Medigap Serving Up New Alphabet Soup (April 3, 2010)
• New York Times: Choosing a Policy to Cover What Medicare Doesn't (October 14, 2009)
• Insurance & Financial Advisor: Medigap enrollees see great value in plans, survey finds (June 18, 2009)
• MarketWatch: Retirees May Well Worry About Health Reform (June 17, 2009)

Press Releases

• Nine out of Ten Seniors Satisfied with their Medigap Coverage (June 15, 2012)
• Nearly 9 in 10 Seniors Satisfied with Medigap (June 12, 2009)
• AHIP: Low-Income and Rural Seniors Depend on Medigap Supplemental Coverage (September 22, 2008)