Medicare Plan F

With Medicare Supplement Plan F, you get the most complete coverage available. First, it includes all the benefits of Medicare Supplement Plans A, B and C. In addition, Plan F provides coverage for skilled nursing facility care, Medicare Part A and B deductibles, and international travel medical emergency help.

Because the plan also covers costs in excess of Medicare-approved amounts, you may have no out-of-pocket costs for hospital and doctor’s office care with this plan.

Medicare Supplement Plan F offers basic Medicare benefits including:

• Hospitalization: pays Part A coinsurance plus coverage for 365 additional days after Medicare benefits end
• Medical Expenses: pays Part B coinsurance—generally 20% of Medicare-approved expenses—or copayments for hospital outpatient services
• Blood: pays for the first 3 pints of blood each year
• Hospice care: pays Part A coinsurance

In addition to the basic benefits, Plan F also provides coverage for:

• Medicare Part B excess charges (this is the difference between what a doctor or provider charges and the amount Medicare will pay up to Medicare's limiting amount)
• Skilled nursing facility care
• Medicare Part A deductible for hospitalization
• Medicare Part B deductible for medical and hospital outpatient expenses
• International travel medical emergency help

Plan F also has a high-deductible option. If you choose this option, you have to pay a deductible of $2,370 for 2021 before the plan pays anything. This amount can go up each year.

High-deductible policies have lower premiums, but if you need to use your benefits, you may have higher out-of-pocket costs.