Medicare Supplement Plan A

It is the most basic Medicare Supplement plan that covers:

• Medicare Part A coinsurance payments up to an additional 365 days after Original Medicare benefits are exhausted
• Medicare Part B copayment or coinsurance expenses
• The first three pints of blood used in a medical procedure
• Part A hospice care coinsurance expense or copayment

Medicare Supplement Plan A has the fewest individual benefits of the ten standardized Medicare Supplement insurance plans available in most states.

Among the Medicare out-of-pocket costs not covered is the Part A deductible for inpatient hospital stays.

If a health insurance company offers  Medigap coverage, then it must at least offer the basic Medigap Plan A and its benefits.