Pauline1954
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I live in Arkansas.
I live in Arkansas.
I heard that Plan F is being discontinued (phased out) in 2020. Is that true? If I were to join this year (2019), would I get "grandfathered" in? Would it continue to pay for Part B deductible through future years, if I join now? Or am I too late? Is there a downside to joining Plan F now?
YES, Plan F is being phased out starting 01/01/20 but As long as you are on Plan F before Dec. 1st 2019 you WILL be grandfathered in
Ummmmm sorry you are WRONG
prior to 1/1/20 IS Dec. 1st 2019, if you are an agent you'd KNOW that in order to have a 1/1/20 effective date you would need to enroll at latest Dec. 2019 in a plan F to be grandfathered in
Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, all newly eligible Medicare beneficiaries will not be able to buy a Medigap plan that covers the Medicare Part B deductible
Yes, thats probably correct. Those darn details. Anyone after 2020 cant enroll from what I understand and are closed. Also, the rising rates in F will probably go up and the pool will not grow. Its really odd that these plans rise and change when the pool risk gets riskier and or some wise people try and creatively get our money and make us pay more. Why in the world cant they get it right. I hate the fact all costs in just about any plan will likely be a steady incline in rates and we have to continually adjust. Ugh the HDF is still open for next year. Im wondering exactly how Plan G will look since there are new adjustments coming in 2020. It seems to me this high deductible is the wave of the future. Im just listening to others. But I did talk with bcbs from the 800 and the agent told they were all waiting to see whats changing. Im wondering how high the deductible will be for the new HDG. Too bad I can have a chance to,change but maybe i can if i like it.
Thank you. A person can go watch and read 10 different articles and videos on Plan F and new changes for 2020 and it seems not everyone is accurate.
I was of the belief when imfirst started looking at plans that once you got in your premium and deductible was set. I learned early on thats not the case at all.
How is the N as popularity with your clients? Ive heard G is it but g could become the new F and G to N as far as top 3 choices.
Thank you.
Plan F will be grandfathered for those who enroll in it - check all of the plan options thoroughly.
We went with a high deductible f plan .. what a great value for us ... it is 2k a year cheaper then an f plan each ... that is a 4K savings and maybe we each spend 300 each in out of pockets ..
but the best is half of our premiums come back to us with silver sneakers paying the 80 a month for both of us for gym
I signed up with Plan F and while it is not cheap on hospital bill can offset the cost.
I learned as much as I could in order to ask questions with Select Quote before I signed up. She was very helpful. Don't be too scared there are changes you can make if you are not happy.
I hope she didn’t tell you to buy Plan F for hospital benefits. Did you compare the price for other plans?
Rick
She said Plan G would suffice but I wanted F.