► Medicare Home   ►  Medicare Standard Plans     ►  MedAdvantage Plans      ►  MedAdvantage FAQ   ►  Part "D" Prescription Traditional Medicare Supplemental plans   ►  Download Application   ►    Download Brochure  ►    Rates General Information on Medicare Supplements Medicare Insurance is GREAT Insurance. Considering the long list of benefits that Medicare provides compared to the relatively small monthly premium ($93.50 standard Part B premium in 2007), Medicare coverage is one of the greatest bargains in health insurance today. However, Medicare doesn't cover everything. It has gaps in its coverage, some of which could be devastating to the individual who becomes sick and does not have a Medicare Supplement/Medigap insurance plan. Serious Gaps in Medicare's Coverage. Three of the most serious gaps are (1) the Part A (Hospital) deductible of $992 (in 2007) per incident that must be paid when a beneficiary enters a hospital, (2) the Part B Coinsurance of 20 percent that must be paid when the beneficiary receives Medicare benefits outside of a hospital, and (3) coverage for prescription drugs. You can read more about Medicare’s gaps by downloading 2006 Choosing A Medigap Policy. Depending on the plan selected, Medicare Supplement plans are designed to cover most of these and many other kinds of medical expenses not covered by Medicare. Plan Highlights Seven Standard Medicare Supplement Plans and Medicare Select. Utah State Department of Insurance (DOI) determined that (1) each of the plans would have specific benefits, and (2) regardless of which company sold the plans, the “A-G” plans sold by one insurance company would have exactly the same benefits as the “A-G” plans sold by another insurance company. All companies selling Medicare Supplement plans in Utah were required to sell Plan A, but they had their choice of selling any or all of the remaining plans. Subsequently, the DOI approved the sale of several additional types of Medicare Supplement plans in Utah, including Medicare Select insurance plans. What is Not Covered If you are age 65 or older and you enroll within six months of your Medicare Part B effective date, you are not subject to any Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah underwriting requirements. No benefits are provided for: Private duty nursing Services excluded by Medicare Custodial nursing home costs Intermediate nursing home costs Home health care if the patient is not homebound Services considered not medically necessary Dental care, dentures, physicals, routine immunizations, cosmetic surgery, routine care examinations, for the cost of hearing aids or eyeglasses except when eyeglasses are required following cataract surgery (does not apply if you have purchased the preventive package) Injuries or disease covered by Workers Compensation or other liability insurance which is primary Services provided by an employer-sponsored program or service covered under federal, state or local laws Disease contracted or injury sustained as a result of war Service or supplies not ordered by an attending physician Services of blood donors Services to a subscriber confined to a hospital or extended care facility on the effective date, so long as subscriber is continuously confined Services covered and paid, or which could have been covered and paid by Medicare Please refer to Medicare Supplement Program Book for complete Plan Summaries. ►  Download Application   ►    Download Brochure Monthly Premium Rates for Medicare Supplement A-G Eligible for Medicare Based on Age Effective August 1, 2006* Age Plan A Plan B Plan C Plan D Plan E Plan F Plan G 65 $78 $88 $103 $90 $96 $106 $103 66 $82 $92 $108 $95 $100 $111 $108 67 $84 $96 $113 $99 $106 $116 $113 68 $86 $100 $118 $103 $110 $121 $118 69 $88 $105 $123 $108 $114 $126 $122 70 $90 $109 $128 $112 $119 $131 $127 71 $93 $113 $133 $116 $124 $136 $132 72 $95 $117 $137 $121 $129 $142 $137 73 $96 $122 $143 $126 $134 $147 $143 74 $98 $127 $148 $130 $138 $153 $148 75-79 $104 $140 $165 $145 $154 $169 $165 80-84 $108 $154 $180 $158 $169 $186 $180 85+ $110 $162 $189 $166 $177 $195 $189     Quarterly Premium Rates for Medicare Supplement A-G Eligible for Medicare Based on Age Effective August 1, 2006*   Age Plan A Plan B Plan C Plan D Plan E Plan F Plan G 65 $234 $264 $309 $270 $288 $318 $309 66 $246 $276 $324 $285 $300 $333 $324 67 $252 $288 $339 $297 $318 $348 $339 68 $258 $300 $354 $309 $330 $363 $354 69 $264 $315 $369 $324 $342 $378 $366 70 $270 $327 $384 $336 $357 $393 $381 71 $279 $339 $399 $348 $372 $408 $396 72 $285 $351 $411 $363 $387 $426 $411 73 $288 $366 $429 $378 $402 $441 $429 74 $294 $381 $444 $390 $414 $459 $444 75-79 $312 $420 $495 $435 $462 $507 $495 80-84 $324 $462 $540 $474 $507 $558 $540 85+ $330 $486 $567 $498 $531 $585 $567 *Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah can only raise your premium if we raise the premium for all policies like yours in the state. Rates for Regence BlueSelect Effective August 1, 2006*   Age Plan C   Plan F     Monthly Quarterly Monthly Quarterly 65 $92 $276 $94 $282 66 $97 $291 $99 $297 67 $101 $303 $103 $309 68 $105 $315 $108 $324 69 $110 $330 $112 $336 70 $114 $342 $117 $351 71 $119 $357 $121 $363 72 $123 $369 $125 $375 73 $129 $387 $131 $393 74 $133 $399 $135 $405 75-79 $148 $444 $151 $453 80-84 $162 $486 $165 $495 85+ $170 $510 $173 $519 *Regence HealthWise can raise your premium only if we raise the premium for all BlueSelect policies like yours in the state. ►  Download Application   ►    Download Brochure