Medicare Supplement Plans Are Changing: What You Need to Know

Medicare Supplement Plans Are Changing: What You Need to Know
A person receives a test for diabetes during Care Harbor LA free medical clinic in Los Angeles, Calif., on Sept. 11, 2014. Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
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CHICAGO—If you are buying a Medicare supplemental policy in the United States, make sure you choose your insurance carefully over the next few months.

At the end of 2019, the doors will close on Plan F, which is considered the Cadillac plan of supplemental insurance policies known as Medigap. Designed for people who do not like healthcare cost surprises, it is the most popular of supplemental plans used to pay for services that Medicare does not cover.